Houston Astros assistant general manager Mike Elias is poised to become the Orioles' next head of baseball operations, according to several news outlets.
Elias was a key component in the successful rebuild of the 2017 World Series champion Astros as their scouting director and then assistant general manager.
USA Today, MLB.com and the Houston Chronicle have reported his impending hire, based on unnamed sources.
Elias was an early hire of Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, who came over from a successful stint heading up the farm system and drafts of the St. Louis Cardinals to rebuild the Astros.
Elias has been in Houston since January 2012, a six-year stint in which the Astros secured the top pick in the draft by virtue of having the worst record in baseball three times. They took advantage of that position to help build the 2017 World Series champions and one of the best young rosters in baseball.
