Maybe it's just the season, but I get the feeling a majority of Baltimore Orioles fans have adopted a warm and fuzzy attitude about the drastic overhaul the club has made with its front office, infusing an overdose of youthful energy under the direction of executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias.
You almost get the feeling that 47-115 record is already lost in the rear view mirror, like it served as the last step before the rebuild shifted into gear. The key word here should be “almost,” because at the risk of playing the role of Mr. Grinch, it needs to be said that the 2018 season was merely step one of the process.
Because the Houston Astros have had a nice run of success recently under the direction of general manager Jeff Luhnow, with some help from Elias, the feeling is that it's only a matter of a short time before the Orioles turn the corner. The reality is that while the Luhnow, Elias and friends regime produced a winner in its fourth year and a World Series champion in its sixth, the teardown of the Astros actually started in 2009.
