Elias said he may have prioritized pitching too much and said he will have to approach the trade deadline differently in future seasons.

Mike Elias could have leaned on context to dull the pain. The postseason, with its tiny samples and outsized consequences, will always confound a baseball rationalist to some degree. But the Orioles’ executive vice president and general manager did not pretend everything was OK Thursday,

Even though the Orioles won 91 games during this past regular season, 2024 stands as a disappointment for a team with perhaps the most impressive young core of players in baseball

The answer was so obvious to Mike Elias he didn’t first give a yes or no to the question. When asked about Brandon Hyde’s performance as Orioles manager and whether he’d be back next season, Elias spoke about his close relationship with Hyde dating to 2019,

The Baltimore Orioles went all in for the 2024 MLB campaign, but their championship aspirations gradually started to unravel during the summer. Their batting woes carried into the playoffs, and they are now bracing for a long and trying offseason.