Fangraphs Sunday Notes with Elias

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The Orioles have made great strides in pitching development since Mike Elias came over from the Houston Astros organization in November of 2018. I recently asked Baltimore’s Executive Vice President and General Manager how much the cancellation of the minor league season will hinder that progress. His answer addressed player development as a whole.

“It’s definitely a blow,” responded Elias. “We wanted so many of our prospects to go out and have full seasons, and have the ups and downs that come with a full season… and have the statistics [for us] to evaluate them. And we’re not getting that. But none of the other teams are getting that either, which is a small consolation.

“We’re going to try to get as many of our young prospects here as we can without hurting our ability to navigate the season the way we want to at the major-league level,” continued Elias. “Ultimately, I and the rest of the general managers across the league are really going to push for some type of organized player development experience this year.”

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-brent-strom-remembers-his-big-league-debut/

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