Before the Orioles’ ninth straight loss Wednesday, their league-worst 32nd of the season and the 174th in 270 games since this era of rebuilding under executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias, the man entrusted with eventually turning around all that explained why the losing was continuing apace.
It’s to be expected when a team goes young, he said, but the Orioles’ infrastructure and minor league improvements are on course. He called for patience as things start to turn around.
It’s Year 3 under Elias and his regime, though because of the shortened 2020 season, this is roughly around the July 31 trade deadline of the second full season in terms of number of major league games played.