Before joining the Orioles in 2019 to lead their rebuild, general manager Mike Elias and assistant GM Sig Mejdal were part of a front office in Houston that turned one of the league’s worst teams into a consistent World Series contender.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/09/18/who-could-the-orioles-face-in-the-al-playoffs-get-to-know-these-6-teams/

Executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said last week that the Orioles have 12 pitchers competing for the five rotation spots.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/08/orioles-position-preview-with-few-new-names-bullpen-hopes-to-continue-2022-success/

For players like Stowers, Vavra and infield prospect Joey Ortiz, who has also been shipped between Norfolk and Baltimore this year, Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias described their development as a “balancing act.”

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/13/after-humbling-return-to-triple-a-kyle-stowers-is-searching-for-his-role-with-orioles/

Mike Elias made it clear this winter: The Orioles are no longer a rebuilding club.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/16/ten-most-interesting-orioles-prospects-to-follow-throughout-minor-leagues-in-2023/

They were the Orioles’ first two picks in the 2019 draft, the organization’s first under executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias, and subsequently roomed together in the Florida Complex League.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/11/10/orioles-phenoms-adley-rutschman-gunnar-henderson-win-first-career-silver-slugger-awards/