The Orioles are caught in a tailspin, one that Brandon Hyde could not pull them out of. It cost him his job on Saturday, an unfortunate but logical decision that Mike Elias needed to make in order to both save himself (for the time being) and give the 2025 squad some sort of jolt to get right.
Hyde’s replacement, Tony Mansolino, explained his goals for this team in the short term: get back to .500. Once they get there, a playoff spot is within reach.
Mansolino’s stated goal is a possible, yet unlikely, one. No Orioles team has ever bounced back from being 15 games under .