Trezza: You Asked

[weams]

https://amp.mlb.com/303373152-are-the-orioles-headed-in-the-right-direction.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true

 

Rough translation: Your search for progress will have to extend past the Orioles' win-loss record. And give Elias credit -- he's not sugar-coating anything here. He's being transparent, ambitious and vowing to be thorough.

So you can look at this a few ways. The Orioles are starting so bare in some key areas that improvement should be rather easy to see, namely in their international scouting and analytics operations. Moving forward in those realms will be a priority, and noticeable when it happens.

For tangible on-field results, keep an eye on how quickly young players develop and at what pace Elias infuses the farm system with more. Short-term success will be defined by how often and effectively he does so, whether it's through the Draft, the international market or converting veterans into prospects via trade. Other indicators will be how the use of analytics helps bolster the talent that is already in the system and the new regime's eventual success rate with regards to inherited players it decides to retain

[joelala]

Very encouraging when compared with DD's tendency to sugarcoat and/or flat out speak in code.  It's still early, but so far Elias is saying all the right things and I'm extremely impressed and excited about the future.  The most optimistic I've been in a loooong time .  Lets see if he gets results in a few years, but I love the talk he's talking.

[Cumberbundy]

6 hours ago, weams said:

https://amp.mlb.com/303373152-are-the-orioles-headed-in-the-right-direction.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true

 

Rough translation: Your search for progress will have to extend past the Orioles' win-loss record. And give Elias credit -- he's not sugar-coating anything here. He's being transparent, ambitious and vowing to be thorough.

So you can look at this a few ways. The Orioles are starting so bare in some key areas that improvement should be rather easy to see, namely in their international scouting and analytics operations. Moving forward in those realms will be a priority, and noticeable when it happens.

For tangible on-field results, keep an eye on how quickly young players develop and at what pace Elias infuses the farm system with more. Short-term success will be defined by how often and effectively he does so, whether it's through the Draft, the international market or converting veterans into prospects via trade. Other indicators will be how the use of analytics helps bolster the talent that is already in the system and the new regime's eventual success rate with regards to inherited players it decides to retain