Despite being predicted to be in the running for the AL East title entering the season, the Orioles are sitting in the cellar, 15-27, 9.5 games out of first place. Not only that, but a sad milestone has also been reached: for the first time since GM Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde took over in winter 2018, the fanbase is brimming over with discontent.
There’s a plausible case to be made that both men are at fault for the Orioles’ terrible start. The players look dazed and demoralized on the field, and every cost-saving offseason move—Charlie Morton for Corbin Burnes; Gary Sanchez for James McCann; Tyler O’Neill for Anthony Santander; Andrew Kittredge for Danny Coulombe (?