A whole lot of why the Orioles situation is currently what it is can be traced to poor decisions that were made during the later years of Dan Duquette’s tenure in charge of the team’s baseball operations. That is not to say that every decision made was bad. The 2020 O’s season turned out a bit better than expected with some contribution from Duquette-era prospects like Ryan Mountcastle, Keegan Akin, and Dean Kremer, with hopes still remaining for others still in the minors.
Then there are those decisions that are still bewildering.