From The Banner · Paul Mancano · · 1m 20s
Matt Blood is out in Baltimore, who's next?
A surprise front office exit weeks before season's end has the Orioles' power structure looking shaky.
In brief
A surprise front office exit weeks before season's end has the Orioles' power structure looking shaky. Blood's exit in the middle of a lost season reads less like a one-off and more like the first move in a bigger shakeup. Originally reported by The Banner.
Matt Blood is gone
Blood parted ways with the Orioles' front office with only weeks left in the regular season, an odd moment for a change that big.
The timing is the story
Teams usually wait for the offseason to reshuffle the executive ranks. Doing it now suggests something forced the decision.
“Matt Blood's departure from the Orioles' front office with just weeks to go in the regular season came as a surprise.”
One exit or the first domino
The open question in Baltimore is whether Blood leaving stands alone or starts a run of changes through the club's power structure.
“Could it be the first in a series of changes in Baltimore's power structure?”
A season slipping away
The Orioles' playoff hopes are slim, and a fading October push is exactly the backdrop that gets front offices rebuilt.
Who breaks it down
Banner Baseball Show co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jon Meoli work through the exit and what a thin postseason path means for the roster's architects.
Watch for the next move
Judge the shakeup by who follows Blood out. More departures would confirm this was a decision from the top, not a personal one.
Here's the gist
Blood's exit in the middle of a lost season reads less like a one-off and more like the first move in a bigger shakeup.
