The Baltimore Orioles, tied for the worst record in the majors, are not even rebuilding. That’s right — the O’s, unlike several other putrid clubs, actually expected to contend.



Nearly a month ago, I wrote that virtually every level of the organization was in flux. Nothing has changed, except major decisions on trades and the team’s leadership structure are drawing closer. The team is sinking, home attendance is plummeting and the non-waiver deadline is less than three months away.



Something has to give — multiple things, actually. The question with the Orioles, as always, is timing.



Under owner Peter Angelos, who bought the club in October of 1993, the O’s rarely act with urgency. Angelos prefers to let the contracts of under-performing employees expire rather than fire (and pay) them. But Angelos, as I reported previously, is less involved than at any point in his tenure. His sons, John and Lou, are assuming greater...