BALTIMORE—With the Orioles’ second consecutive losing season concluded, president of baseball operations Mike Elias is faced with the likelihood of a shortened offseason because of negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement to make changes.

“It’s a very bitter feeling, especially doing this two years in a row,” Elias said at the Orioles’ end-of-season news conference on Monday.

Elias was asked if he had been told by owners David Rubenstein and Mike Arougheti that he’d continue in the role he’s held since November 2018.

“I don’t seek those assurances or anything like that,” Elias said. “Work as hard as I possibly can. I pour everything I have into this every day until somebody tells me to stop. So, that’s all I need to hear and we’re focused on what we’re doing.”

Elias has said that he’s seeking to add a general manager under him, a common structure with most major league teams. He said that he wasn’t necessarily seeking a younger counterpart.

“There’s been a lot of change in baseball over the last 10, 15 years,” he said. “I think that has spurred a lot of the dynamic you’re talking about, not just with me but across the league. I value wisdom and experience extremely highly, and it’s always something we seek in the hiring process, so we’ll see what happens.”

The most prominent free agent on the team, left-handed pitcher Trevor Rogers, has repeatedly said he’d like to remain in Baltimore, but after his last start in New York on Friday night, expressed eagerness to explore the free-agent market.

With a thin crop of starters, Rogers, who was 10-11 with a 4.03 ERA in 30 starts, will likely have many suitors, and Elias said the Orioles will be one of them after apparently not offering Rogers an extension, such as he did for starters Kyle Bradish and Shane Baz.

“Thought he had a really good year, and we love him,” Elias said. “And we would love for him to stay. I’m certainly going to be talking to his camp before free agency, but then also during free agency, if it gets to that point.

“That said, I think as he said publicly, he’s a pitcher who’s worked really hard since being drafted and he’s managed to get to the precipice of free agency at a healthy spot and an impressive spot. The system affords him that right, and I’m sure there’s a big part of him that’s going to value that, too. That’s my take on it. But the interest is very high from our side of the fence.”

Elias said that starting pitcher Kyle Bradish will have sports hernia surgery on Tuesday in Philadelphia. It will be performed by Dr. William Meyers.

Manager Craig Albernaz, who was also present at the news briefing, said that Bradish was affected by the hernia for his final three starts.

Elias also said that he and Albernaz view Jackson Holliday, who’s having left wrist surgery this week, as a second baseman. Holliday had right wrist surgery in February, and due to the two procedures, was limited to 98 games.

“He had two upper-extremity injuries on either hand this year,” Elias said. “That’s a pretty big deal on both sides of the ball. He did a great job working his way through it. Enormous talent, great head on his shoulders.

“As I’ve been talking about with the draft picks, you look at where he is and the age [22], and then the other top picks around him that year, he’s way ahead of the curve and we continue to believe in him and build around him. He is very athletic. We started him at shortstop. He ended up at second base. To the degree that evolves in multiple different directions, I think he’s so early in his career that we’ll see, but we absolutely believe in his ability at second base and him as a second baseman will be a big part of our planning this winter.”

Holliday hit .229 with a .640 OPS, seven home runs and 30 RBIs.

Albernaz said that rookie left-hander Luis De León, who was impressive in eight September relief appearances, will come into spring training next year as a starter.

“[De León] did a great job,” Albernaz said. “We talked about being thrust into the bullpen for two weeks in the minor leagues, and he did outstanding at the big league level in his first taste. It’s impressive how he handles himself, his demeanor, and obviously the stuff stands out. It’s elite stuff and, with his demeanor and that stuff, we’re going to give him every avenue to be a starter.”

Albernaz also said that third baseman Jordan Westburg, who had Tommy John surgery in May, will begin a hitting progression this week.

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