In the middle of a disappointing last season, the Baltimore Orioles strengthen their front office operations.
Managing Director Mike Elias was promoted to president of baseball operations before the 2025 season, Athletics has reported. And last week, the team hired Danny Haas, previously director of scouting for Washington Nationals, as a special GM assistant.
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Who Haas will be a special assistant is the next question of the revised Office of Orioles. Elias plans to hire a managing director who will work under him.
In 2025, Baltimore was undoubtedly the most disappointing MLB team. After a departure from 15-28 which left them 10 games from first place in the Al East, the team Director Licensed Brandon Hyde (which won the AL manager of the year in 2023). At the time, Elias said the performance of the Orioles was “In the end, my responsibility“And perhaps these changes are a recognition that he needs help to bring the team to assert and keep him competitive.
The worst failure of Elias was built Team nailing staffwho has no ace in the starting rotation. Corbin Burnes Fulfilled this role last season, going 15-9 with an MPM of 2.92, but left in a free agency. Add Stopgap arms, including Charlie Morton (8.35 ERA) and Kyle Gibson (13.11) has not improved staff, or injuries to Kyle Bratish,, Zach Eflin And Grayson Rodriguez.
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The era of team 4.58 of the Orioles is 24th in MLB and fourth in the American League. (The 4.73 era of beginners is third in al.)
Baltimore was also affected by injuries to the best young players, including a receiver Adley Rutschman (.227, .684 OPS in 85 games), left field player Colton Cowser (.207, .664 OPS in 77 games) and the third basic player Jordan Westburg. Stop stop Gunnar HendersonThe Ops .784 are the worst of its four MLB seasons and its 16 circuits are a clear drop compared to the 37 that it struck last year (and 28 in 2023).
However, the Orioles hope that they have another young star in the receiver Samuel Basallowhich was signed for An extension of a contract of eight years and $ 67 million After hitting 23 circuits with a .987 OPS in triple-a.
Under Elias, who joined the Orioles after seven years as deputy managing director with the Astric of HoustonBaltimore built a young and talented list which won 101 games in 2023 and seemed to be a new power in the Al East which could challenge the New York Yankees And Boston Red Sox for the supremacy of the division.
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However, the team did not follow these expectations. Last season, the Orioles won 91 games and finished three games behind the Yankees. This earned them a place in the playoffs, but they were swept away in the first round by the Kansas City Royals.
Baltimore has shown a slight improvement under the acting manager Tony Mansolino, going a handset 29-23 in June and July. But the Orioles slipped with an August 11-17. With an 8-1 file so far in September, including a 5-1 brand against the San Diego Padres And Dodgers of Los AngelesThere may be reasons for optimism during the offseason with more executives helping Elias to build the list.
