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Some Baltimore Orioles fans were upset this week when general manager Mike Elias traded away key members of the surprisingly resurgent team. The O’s are 27-14 since June 7 and sit 1.5 games out of the final Wild Card in the American League.
But Elias, hired in 2018, has long preached a slow, steady rebuild that relies on compiling young talent — and he’s sticking to it. Dealing Trey Mancini, who homered in his first at bat with the Astros, and Jorge Lopez, who got the save in his Twins debut, returned pitching depth the Orioles system lacked and the organization will be better for it.
