Former New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips believes the Baltimore Orioles' rebuild is going to last at least five years and could last even longer due to dysfunction within the front office.
After the Orioles' announcement Oct. 3 that executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter would not return for the 2019 season, the organization is now tasked with finding a general manager and manager to lead the franchise during the rebuild.
While the decision to move on from Showalter was expected, Phillips thinks the decision to not bring back Duquette was more surprising, as he made a number of trades ahead of the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline that will be the foundation of the rebuilding process over the next few years.
