Im hopeful that the Angelos son's don't handcuff the GM the way Peter did.
With Elias coming in last year I think we are seeing a difference in the way things are run. Putting alot of money and resources into international scouting. Using analytics like the other 29 mlb teams.
I think we may already be seeing a difference in pitching from the analytics side.
The Orioles can spend money on free agents but they have to have a nice blend of both home grown and free agent signing.
With a medium market budget you've got to be good at doing both.
I do think holding onto CD is stunting the growth of the current roster of young players. At this point wether he is on your team or you cut him he's not helping the team either way. You want to give as much playing time as possible to the young prospects to find out who will be on the next "good" Orioles team.
We are already seeing what playing time is doing for Ruiz and Santander.
Ryan Mountcastle should be getting the opportunity to DH/1b. He has hit well at every level. Would love to see what he could do at the MLB level.