Nearly every Baltimore Orioles fan agrees that if this team is going to be competitive going forward, the front office is going to have to spend more to reinforce their roster. Hopes were understandably high when new ownership took over the Orioles that Baltimore would finally start being players for top free agents and trade targets again. However, what has happened since then has unfortunately looked rather similar.
While there is now some reason to believe that owner David Rubenstein may not be as spend-happy as fans were hoping, the larger issue is that front office head Mike Elias seems to abhor spending more (when in money or trade capital) than what he thinks a player is worth, even if the market says otherwise.