The Baltimore Orioles are sticking with Mike Elias, but after another substandard campaign, the team's president of baseball operations must move with an uncomfortable sense of urgency heading into the offseason. Aggressive roster moves can be quite challenging for organizations that are so reliant on homegrown talent to succeed, and a looming strike only exacerbates that issue. So, the O's may have to adjust their in-house philosophy first. Elias is entrusting Jared Banner to help him with this mission.

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The Orioles are hiring the now-former Chicago Cubs assistant general manager to be their new general manager, per ESPN's Jeff Passan. Banner spent five years in The Windy City and also served as the New York Mets' farm director and vice president of player personnel for the Boston Red Sox.