BALTIMORE —

The Orioles need to have a better offseason, especially after striking out with their top signings in free agency last year.

With a new manager in Craig Albernaz and full support from ownership, this is the season to turn things around. The pressure will be on Mike Elias to find the right players this year who will be immediate contributors to this team.

They spent over $106 million on free agents last season, and one could argue that only the Ramon Laureano signing panned out for the team. The trio of outfielder Tyler O'Neil and pitchers Charlie Morton and Tomoyuki Sugano was a bust this past season, with O'Neil returning to the team after opting in to the remaining two years of his $33 million deal.

The pressure is on the front office to spend wisely this year, and Oriole

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