Three Ways Orioles New "GM" Jared Banner Can Improve 2027 Roster

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The Orioles put on quite the fancy dog and pony show today announcing the addition of former Cubs executive Jared Banner to the organization to replace former player-development fall-guy Matt Blood.

If it seems like a lot, well, it’s because it was a lot for an organization whose brand is gaslighting its fans and being deceptive and playing word games and trying to deflect and obfuscate at every turn. You see, baseball failure Mike Elias is still fully in charge of baseball operations. None of that changed one bit by them giving Banner – more like a fourth assistant general manger under Elias than anything else – a “general manager” title, despite him not having final say over anything and despite the fact that Elias handpicked him and despite Elias already decided to keep the feckless and overmatched puppet skipper back in the dugout for 2027 after stewarding a miserable 2026 campaign.

But let’s be real – Banner wasn’t leaving for a lateral move and the “GM” titles is great for the resume and paycheck. And most of all Elias wants shared blame now. He wants to have someone very prominent and forward-fac...