No team in the majors is experiencing as big an upheaval as the Baltimore Orioles — and not simply because shortstop Manny Machado, center fielder Adam Jones and relievers Zach Britton and Brad Brach are eligible for free agency at the end of the season.



Virtually every level of the organization is in flux, and some with the club believe the ongoing transformation will leave the franchise in a better place. Any benefits, though, do not figure to be apparent short-term. The Orioles, off to a 5-8 start, are unlikely to contend this season and might trade Machado and others before the non-waiver deadline, forcing a transition to a younger club.



Here, according to sources, are the current dynamics:



—Owner Peter Angelos, who turns 89 on July 4, is less involved than at any point in his tenure, which began in 1993. Angelos has not appeared regularly at his law office, his principal workplace, since around the first of the...