Facing another early postseason exit, the Baltimore Orioles have decided to make significant changes to their coaching staff. In a move signaling a new direction for the team, the Orioles have dismissed bench coach Fredi Gonzalez, co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller, and coach Jose Hernandez. This decision follows a season that saw the team falter again when it mattered most, marking the second consecutive year the Orioles were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
Mike Cuellar holds the distinction of being the first Latino pitcher to win the Cy Young Award when he shared AL honors in 1969, winning 23 games with a 2.38 ERA for the Orioles.
The Cuban-born Cuellar averaged 21 wins for Baltimore over a six-year period from 1969-1974.
He won…
For the second consecutive year, Mike Elias and Brandon Hyde delivered end-of-year press conferences earlier than hoped.
@masnRoch breaks down what we learned.
the Orioles have lost 10 consecutive postseason games and are now entering a very different phase of their competitive window during which falling flat to this degree with this amount of talent is simply not acceptable
so what changes from here?