Question: Will Mike Elias sign a multi-year free agent before he extends Gunnar Henderson? From: @beachwahoo
Answer: Doug, I think Mike Elias will sign a multi-year free agent this month, perhaps two. I know the Orioles would like to extend Gunnar Henderson, but I don’t think that’s coming in the near future.
Question: What does Major League Coach mean for Buck Britton? It seems like a vague title. What did José Hernández do? From: @jonsolomon35.blsky.com
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Major League Coach is a vague title, and I anticipate that Britton will help Tony Mansolino with the infielders and Anthony Sanders with the outfielders as well as perhaps serving as an extra batting coach since I see that Sherman Johnson remains upper-level batting coach and assistant batting coach. Hernández did all those things, and he also served as a fill-in first base coach when needed.
I’ll try to get some clarification om Britton’s duties when we talk to Brandon Hyde at next week’s Winter Meetings in Dallas.
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