Baltimore Sun · Jun 6, 2019
Information takes center stage as Orioles complete first draft under new regime
The Orioles’ new front-office regime for the first time completed half of its drafting-and-develop backbone Wednesday, the impact of the analytics-based management already showing.
Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias and assistant general manager sig Mejdal came over from the Houston Astros this offseason hoping to bring with them the same data-backed success the 2017 World Series champions enjoyed. Interim scouting director Brad Ciolek, retained amid the turnover, told The Baltimore Sun on Wednesday night that the Orioles scouts he oversaw had access to statistical information they hadn’t previously had when evaluating players.