Orioles hire Mike Elias as Executive Vice President and GM

[weams]

MLBNetwork Confirming. Ken talking head. 

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, Bradysburns said:

Hey - the abs might be 50+. But those sideburns are ALWAYS fresh. He regrows them about once per week. Just wanted to make that absolutely clear for the record. 

Sideburns are cool.  Not just on someone Brady's age.

[weams]

Ken pronounces E-li-as

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, weams said:

MLBNetwork Confirming. Ken talking head. 

HAAYYYYYYY @TonySoprano it's official baby!!  Let's go down to the Bada Bing and make it rain!

[weams]

 

[Redskins Rick]

2 minutes ago, weams said:

Ken pronounces E-li-as

I guess, no relations to the Elias stats folks that provide the stats on MLB to the media sports world

[Tx Oriole]

4 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

So we get the Astros assistant Gm and special assistant GM. Both are into analytics. We had lost our top analytics person to the Astros this offseason. 

Great hire. I don’t care if Brady will still be in whatever role he is in. Let him have it.  For all we know he could’ve made this hire????

Does this mean that he would hire  HOU people to fill out the coaching staff?  

Manager - Trey Hillman (Hou bench coach), or their PC/HC?

Pitching Coach - Craig Bjornson (Hou bullpen coach)

Hitting Coach - Alonzo Powell (HOU asst HItting Coach) 

It would be like how NFL teams lose people after winning the super bowl. We’d get their #2 & #3 Front office people. Then their #2, #4, and #5 of their coaching staff. Or something like that. That would be a coup. Especially if/when Elias brings the player development and scouts  with him. 

Great news. Now we actually have something to talk about on here. 

Hilman is a manager in South Korea.

[Chavez Ravine]

8 minutes ago, weams said:

 

I think it was Sig's password the Cards stole.

[Tx Oriole]

1 hour ago, Rene88 said:

His first act should be to fire Brady then we will know.

I wish that would happen.

[Rene88]

1 hour ago, weams said:

 

Again, wait until it is final. One thing we know as Oriole fans.

[LookitsPuck]

1 hour ago, Redskins Rick said:

I dont think the Brewers think they got the better end of their trade.

 

He has another year (if they tender him a contract). And Schoop is going to be 27 next year. I think he'll turn it around.

That said, I'm talking about the whole of the return from the trade deadline. It was largely an average to a below average return once you factor in salary dumps *and* losing out on Mesa/Gaston/etc.

[Rene88]

13 minutes ago, weams said:

MLBNetwork Confirming. Ken talking head. 

Who confirmed? Is there a press release?

[Moose Milligan]

2 minutes ago, Rene88 said:

Who confirmed? Is there a press release?

I get the idea for paranoia.  It's one thing for an outfielder, it's another for a front office type.

Although if this doesn't go through, get the pitchforks.  

[Rene88]

Roch just tweeted not official as FYI.

[Aristotelian]

2 minutes ago, LookitsPuck said:

He has another year (if they tender him a contract). And Schoop is going to be 27 next year. I think he'll turn it around.

That said, I'm talking about the whole of the return from the trade deadline. It was largely an average to a below average return once you factor in salary dumps *and* losing out on Mesa/Gaston/etc.

Average to below average is subjective. Only question is whether there was a better deal on the table. Gausman is complicated because money was a major factor.