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Dear Georgia, We know you love Baltimore and we understand that you may want to sell the Orioles.  There are two things that would solidify your family's legacy of ownership of the Orioles. 1) Sign a long term lease to keep the O's in Camden Yards. 2) Sign Elias/Holt/Sig/Hyde to long term contracts.   These four managers are the brain trust of the team.   Their ability to identify and manage young talented players can keep the Orioles at the top of the league  for years to come at a relatively low payroll.   They should be paid well and kept together.     By doing this  you will have enhanced the value of the team that your family has loved for a long time.

I think we should all get used to players being at AAA that have earned a shot in the majors.   Elias' objective  has been accumulated talent.  And he continue to do that.  So there will be times when players will be stuck at AAA waiting for a callup. Vavra has hit well.  Given the O's a spark.   He is the DH pretty obviously because the O's have seen him play 2B and don't think he is as good at turning the double play as Odor. So there we have it.  Hays, Mullins, Santander in the outfield.  Varva at DH.    I think there is a case to be made for Gunnar at 3B, Urias at 2B and Odor to the bench. But Stowers is stuck waiting for an injury.

Functionally Mancini was the DH; Vavra is the DH.    Arauz was a bench player;  Phillips is a bench player. If we are trying to compare players that if the comparison that makes sense.

I think he is referencing signing a long term lease.