From the time that it became apparent that Dan Duquette’s plan for the 2018 Orioles was a spectacular failure, one big question has loomed above all others in Birdland: When will the Orioles be good again?
It’s been encouraging to see the transformation of the Orioles farm system under Mike Elias, with the organization moving up to the top or second spot in a number of farm rankings when they were updated after the 2021 draft and trade deadline. It’s been just as disappointing, in the third season with Elias as the general manager, to see that almost none of that progress has started to make its way to the MLB level yet.