Mike Elias

You don't think about being a big league manager, at least I didn't.

But as you navigate your relationships, navigate certain teams, and you can kind of see that's something that you want to do and a goal you want to obtain.

And to do it in such a historic franchise as the Baltimore Orioles, it really is a dream come true.

And I just can't wait for the fans to come out.

to watch our boys compete, because we're gonna play a very exciting brand of baseball, and as Mike alluded to, it's gonna be a great bounce back year for this group, and I can't wait, I'm excited.

Thank you.

At this time, we're gonna open it up to questions.

If you have questions, just please raise your hand, we'll try to get you a mic.

When you introduce yourself, please let Craig know who you are, who you work for, and then who your question is for.

Craig, how much of Cleveland, specifically, are you bringing to Baltimore here?

How much of what work with the Guardians do you think you can implement here to make it work?

Yeah, I think it's player dependent, right?

And I think it depends on the players.

And that's one thing that Cleveland does really well.

And the same thing with the Tampa Bay Rays.

It's the player personnel you have.

I think you guys, everyone in Baltimore can see the Baltimore Ravens and what John Harbaugh has done, you know, with going from Joe Flacco to Lamar Jackson.

That's a big change.

And I think the best coaches, the best managers in this game,

they adapt to the players around them.