Mike Elias took over as the General Manage of the Baltimore Orioles in 2018. Ben Cherington took over as the Pittsburgh Pirates GM in 2019.
In 2022, Elias’ fourth season at the helm, the Orioles are in the running for a Wild Card spot, which the Pirates could play a part in as they take on Cherington’s previous employer the Toronto Blue Jays this weekend.
As of now the Pirates are projected by Fangraphs to finish with a 62-100 record and a bottom three finish. In 2021 the Orioles finished with a 52-110 record which the Pirates would need to go 3-29 from here on out to match.