How is their farm system?
It sounds like a major multi year challenge to rebuild that team. I hope they get some top baseball men, good GM and manager, to turn the team around.
Not as good as it used to be. The O’s have serious problems that need to be fixed. I’m glad Duquette is leaving, but they should just clean house. They keep repeating this cycle of build up the team, have a couple of good seasons and then let the team get torn apart.
Biggest issue for the O’s is the pitching. Haven’t had good pitching in a while.
They got 5 petty good prospects for Machado. I like Yusniel Diaz a lot. I saw him in the Futures Game this year. Dillon Tate, one of the three pitchers they got for Britton, could be a quality middle of the rotation starter.
Some of the others look good too.
Yes, it will be a job to rebuild, especially in that division. Remember, Tampa Bay had the same record as the Braves. But they’re in a better position now than they were in July.