BALTIMORE (AP) —ed for the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday with an informal sendoff for five-time All-Star Adam Jones Catfish Hunter Jersey , another veteran who seemingly has no place on a rebuilding team in the process of a major reboot.Although the endless string of defeats has mercifully ended, the goodbyes will likely extend into the offseason.“Now that the season is over,” Jones said, “the next chapter starts.”The 33-year-old was talking about his status as a pending free agent, but the sentiment applies to the Orioles.The status of manager Buck Showalter and executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette remains up in the air, and the rookie-filled roster that struggled through September is sure to change.Halfway into the worst season in Orioles history, Duquette began the overhaul by trading Manny Machado, Zach Britton, Jonathan Schoop, Kevin Gausman, Darren O’Day and Brad Brach for 15 minor league prospects and International signing bonus slot money.A team-record 15 players made their major league debut this season, and all that inexperience was one of many reasons why Baltimore finished 47-115 Rollie Fingers Jersey , 61 games behind AL East champion Boston.There’s no telling when the rebuild will begin to yield victories.“You don’t put a timetable on it. You try to do it as fast as you can,” Showalter said. “But you’ve got to do it with your nose down, and grind each day. You might be surprised where you stand when those days are behind you.”Some things to know about the Orioles as they head into an important offseason:NEVER SAW IT COMINGPerhaps the most depressing aspect of the season is that the Orioles thought they would be contenders.The addition of starters Alex Cobb and Andrew Cashner, along with a power-laden lineup led by Machado and Schoop, led to unfulfilled optimism.Baltimore opened 5-14 and was 8-20 by the end of April.“We got on a losing roll and it kind of snowballed,” pitcher Dylan Bundy said. “Then May came and it wasn’t any better. Around the First of May I realized it wasn’t going to be the year we thought it was, the year we hoped for or the year we planned for in the spring.”DAVIS A DUDFirst baseman Chris Davis, like the Orioles, had a historically awful season.He batted .168, worst average by a qualifier in major league history, and struck out 192 times in 128 games.The former slugger is in the midst of a $161 contract that extends through 2022. That makes him tough to trade and leaves the Orioles little option but to hope he finds his stroke.PATIENCE REQUIREDThe Astros won the World Series last year after going through a similar rebuild. The key, says Astros manager A.J. Hinch http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-khris-davis-jersey , is that you can’t rush it.“Patience is always key,” Hinch said. “Finding great players is paramount, and continuing to form their plan, develop their plan and execute it.“I know what it feels like when it works, and it’s worth it. But it can reach some tough moments while you’re trying to evaluate players, while you’re trying to rebuild it.”RAY OF HOPEOrioles catcher Caleb Joseph watched a bunch of rookies come up from the minors and was encouraged by their potential.“There’s some young talent in this clubhouse, and if you get everybody on the same page and start working towards our specific goal you can grow a nice little franchise here with the talent that we have,” Joseph said.Example: Rookie right-hander David Hess went 3-10, but in his final outing he pitched seven innings of three-hit ball against Houston.“I think the experience in itself goes a really long way,” Hess said. “You always hear coming up that you can’t really mimic the big leagues at any other level. That definitely proved true.” With Joe Girardi out, the Reds appear ready to turn to their former AAA manager."That’s a picture of David Bell up there, the former 3B coach for the Chicago Cubs. That’s the same David Bell whose picture in a St. Louis Cardinals uniform we used just a few days ago Dave Henderson Jersey , from back in his days as that team’s bench coach. Bell, 46, also spent his final season in the big leagues with the Milwaukee Brewers back in 2006, and it’s obvious at this point that I’m doing my best to emphasize his familiarity with the National League Central.It appears that familiarity might well be rekindled, too. As Fancred’s Jon Heyman reported earlier on Saturday, the Cincinnati Reds are leaning towards making him their next manager.That echoes what MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported on Saturday morning, too, meaning all signs now point to the Cincinnati native becoming the team’s replacement for Jim Riggleman who, of course, replaced Bryan Price on an interim basis after the disastrous start to the team’s 2018 season.Bell has most recently served as the VP of Player Development for the San Francisco Giants, and was also reportedly in the mix for the open GM position with the NL West titans. That certainly made for an interesting interviewing process for Bell, I can only imagine Dennis Eckersley Jersey , as he was conceivably both interested and capable of either a dugout role or front office role, and that’s the kind of progressive versatility in a candidate that likely stood out to a Cincinnati front office that is still looking for ways to kickstart their franchise into the modern era of baseball.When the news that former New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi had pulled out of the interview process broke on Friday, Bell - who had previously been tabbed as one of three primary finalists for the job alongside Girardi and former Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus - immediately jumped to the front of the list, and for good reason. It’s rare that a team can turn to a candidate adept at both the in-dugout prowess and front office personnel moves, and it appears the Reds aren’t alone in thinking Bell has those qualities. My guess is that we’ll likely find out about this for sure after the end of the NLCS in the window between that and the start of the World Series, since that’s just how the MLB news cycle works. If so, it’s a chance to reunite Bell with the franchise that’s most closely associated with his storied baseball family, as well as a bring-back of a former big leaguer who cut his chops managing in the Cincinnati minor leagues for several years.
