Orioles GM Elias Drops Cryptic Warning in First Interview Since Manager’s Sudden Firing—What’s Really Behind the Team’s Collapse?
Baltimore’s offensive struggles are a bigger surprise.
The Orioles entered Tuesday ranked 25th in the majors in runs (173) after finishing fourth in that category last year and seventh in 2023. The Orioles also were 25th in batting average (.230) and 18th in slugging percentage (.388) after being the top 10 in both categories each of the last two years.
“I think I’ve been pretty clear that our pitching staff, our starting pitching staff, has been a huge problem,” Elias said. “I put that on myself and the front office in terms of roster construction. The position player group, again, we haven’t had perfect health, but this is a universally lauded group and (has) had a lot of success. There’s underperformance happening there, and that’s something we need to address via player development, via coaching.”
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