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This year's July 2 signing period is expected to yield 30 new amateurs for the Orioles and herald a new beginning for a department that was left behind.

By Jon Meoli

Jul 1, 2019

The sin of Oriole Chris Davis is that he is the highest-paid player in O’s history, and his output nose-dived shortly after his income soared. When you under-produce this spectacularly, the world gets very harsh, very fast. But there are lessons here.

The Orioles are trying to lift themselves from the ashes of their historically bad 2018 season, and — win or lose — they can lift up their troubled city if their effort sends the right message to the fans.

By Peter Schmuck

Mar 21, 2019

The Orioles named Koby Perez their senior director of international scouting Wednesday, adding a head to a department new general manager Mike Elias hopes will be an area of growth for the Orioles.

By Jon Meoli

Jan 2, 2019

The challenge facing the new Orioles front office is daunting and there are no guarantees, but anything will be better than last season.

By Peter Schmuck

Dec 28, 2018

At its core, 2018 was defined not by games but by the complex and sometimes tragic stories that accompany them.

By Childs Walker

Dec 20, 2018

New Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was introduced to the media Monday and said he and the front office intend to work closely together on the Orioles' long-term rebuilding project.

By Peter Schmuck

Dec 17, 2018

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was the first name Mike Elias heard on his first managerial research call, a process that ended with Hyde introduced as the Orioles' 20th manager Monday.

By Jon Meoli

Dec 17, 2018

The Orioles' main roster-oriented activity at this week's winter meetings will likely be Thursday's Rule 5 draft. Here's who they might take.

By Jon Meoli

Dec 13, 2018

The Orioles will be in Las Vegas from Monday to Thursday for their first winter meetings led by new executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias.

By Jon Meoli

Dec 8, 2018

Comparing the Paul Goldschmidt trade to what the Orioles may have gotten for Manny Machado if they had dealt him last winter instead of waiting until the All-Star break.

By Jon Meoli

Dec 6, 2018

Orioles director of player development Brian Graham served as the interim general manager in the search that led to Mike Elias, but won't get the chance to work for him.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 30, 2018

Orioles scouting director Gary Rajsich won't return for 2019 under new general manager Mike Elias.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 27, 2018

From their playing days in college to their success in MLB, here's how Mike Elias and Dan Duquette stack up to each other.

By Jennifer Badie

Nov 19, 2018

The Orioles introduced their new general manager, Mike Elias, on Monday. Elias emphasized that "the plan is simple. We're going to build an elite talent pipeline."

By Peter Schmuck

Nov 19, 2018

New Orioles baseball operations chief will be coming from a new direction after helping build the Houston Astros into a World Series team, but he'll need several years to transform the O's into a 21st century operation.

By Peter Schmuck

Nov 16, 2018

Mike Elias, who played a major role in the Houston Astros’ rebuild that culminated in a 2017 World Series title, will get the chance to replicate that as the Orioles’ next general manager.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 16, 2018

The MASN dispute between the Orioles and Nationals goes before an arbitration panel this week.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 15, 2018

Resetting the Orioles' known executive candidates with the possibility that they could make a decision on a replacement for executive vice president Dan Duquette this week.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 12, 2018

The executive search would be daunting enough, but another round of arbitration in the long-running Mid-Atlantic Sports Network rights dispute with the Washington Nationals also is a major source of concern for the Orioles. Both situations could come to a head this month.

By Peter Schmuck

Nov 3, 2018

A month after dismissing executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter following the worst season in franchise history, the Orioles' search for a new individual to lead the organization’s baseball operations continues.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 2, 2018

Almost a full month after they dismissed executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter, ushering in a new era of Orioles baseball once new hires are made, what that means for the offseason is only now coming into focus.

By Jon Meoli

Oct 31, 2018

As the Orioles search for a top executive stretches on, the work former Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington did in building the 2018 World Series champion should stand out for how he ran a complete organization before his dismissal.

By Jon Meoli

Oct 29, 2018

Five Orioles staffers in varying roles with significant connections to former executive vice president Dan Duquette were let go Friday, just before the majority of the contracts in the organization are set to expire.

By Jon Meoli

Oct 27, 2018

The Orioles moved quickly to dismiss Buck Showalter and Dan Duquette, but even if they have a sense of urgency, the search for a new general manager and manager could take awhile.

By Peter Schmuck

Oct 9, 2018

Sometime after a brand-new Boston Red Sox ownership group fired general manager Dan Duquette in early 2002, I wrote a national baseball column extolling him for leaving the long-suffering franchise with a promising future. Will I get to write another about his impact on the Orioles?

By Peter Schmuck

Oct 5, 2018

As the Orioles begin their search for the now-vacant job atop their baseball operations department, a familiar face will oversee the day-to-day baseball decisions — director of player development Brian Graham.

By Jon Meoli

Oct 4, 2018

Orioles manager Buck Showalter led the Orioles to success as part of a wave taking over the game that emphasize bullpen usage and defense. That the rest of the league caught up and passed them on that front doesn't take away from the success it brought.

By Jon Meoli

Oct 4, 2018

As the Orioles and Showalter part ways at the end of a 115-loss season, players said the manager who oversaw that collapse was the same who led them to three playoff appearances in five years, for better or worse.

By Jon Meoli

Oct 3, 2018

Dan Duquette won't be offered a new contract to return as Orioles executive vice president.

By Jon Meoli

Oct 3, 2018

Buck Showalter is on the hook for dismal Orioles season that was result of years of poor long-range planning.

By Peter Schmuck

Oct 3, 2018

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said Monday that the team is "in the process of planning for the future" even as he awaits word on whether he will be offered a new contract.

By Jon Meoli

Oct 1, 2018

Speculation abounds that the Orioles will not bring Buck Showalter back for next season. That's very possible, but they better choose his replacement wisely and not settle for a lesser or cheaper option.

By Peter Schmuck

Sep 26, 2018

The Orioles must make decisions on the futures of Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter shortly after the season ends.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Sep 21, 2018

Jones returned to the starting lineup for the series opener against the A’s, perhaps to show everyone that his absence wasn’t punitive or to show that the Orioles are aware of their responsibility to put a competitive team on the field.

By Peter Schmuck

Sep 11, 2018

Outfielder Austin Hays and utility man Steve Wilkerson will each continue their respective seasons with Glendale in the Arizona Fall League in October.

By Jon Meoli

Aug 30, 2018

Cedric Mullins was back hitting leadoff after missing Sunday night's game with a sore hip.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Aug 27, 2018

The Aug. 31 trade deadline for traded players to be eligible for the postseason is looming, but Adam Jones continues to give every indication that he's sticking around until the end of the season ... and wants to come back next year.

By Peter Schmuck

Aug 20, 2018

The Orioles originally signed veteran hitter Danny Valencia as injury insurance during spring training. They designated him for assignment Friday because they needed a roster spot for rookie center fielder Cedric Mullins.

By Peter Schmuck

Aug 10, 2018

With top outfield prospect Cedric Mullins on the cusp of a call-up, the configuration of the Orioles outfield is expected to change by the end of the week.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Aug 7, 2018

It had been obvious for quite some time that the Orioles were going to bail on this season and trade away the veteran nucleus of the team, but it wasn’t until Tuesday that the full magnitude of the long-anticipated rebuild hit home.

By Peter Schmuck

Jul 31, 2018

The Orioles dealt controllable players Jonathan Schoop, Kevin Gausman and Darren O'Day before Tuesday's nonwaiver trade deadline.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jul 31, 2018

But what comes next will say a lot more about the Orioles’ direction than the rhetoric that’s accompanied this month’s maneuvering.

By Jon Meoli

Jul 31, 2018

The Orioles moved Brad Brach to the Atlanta Braves for international bonus slot money and said that they expect Adam Jones to remain with the club.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jul 29, 2018

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette seemed to indicate that he doesn't want to re-sign Adam Jones and would like him to approve a trade.

By Peter Schmuck

Jul 29, 2018

If Adam Jones wants to stay and the Orioles want him to, then there's no point in trading him at the nonwaiver deadline. Both sides should just get real and get something done.

By Peter Schmuck

Jul 28, 2018

Orioles manager Buck Showalter shed some light on his work on Major League Baseball’s competition committee and the topics it has been discussing when asked at the “State of the Orioles” event Saturday about large-scale changes to the game, including defensive shifts.

By Jon Meoli

Jul 28, 2018

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette went deeper into the economics of a rebuild, but was unclear on the future of stars such as Jonathan Schoop at a fan event Saturday.

By Jon Meoli

Jul 28, 2018

The Orioles are getting some good reviews after trading away two elite players, but it'll be several years before we know just how well this rebuilding effort is going to go.

By Peter Schmuck

Jul 26, 2018

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette held a midnight news conference, but didn't say much

By Peter Schmuck

Jul 25, 2018