BALTIMORE — Fallout continues from the Orioles disappointing start to the season.
Staring down a 15-30 record, the franchise on Saturday fired manager Brandon Hyde.
A day later, after getting lit up by the Washington Nationals, the club designated starting pitcher Kyle Gibson for assignment.
The team also placed outfielder Tyler O'Neill on the 10-day injured list with a shoulder impingement.
Following Hyde's dismissal, O's General Manager Mike Elias said "the poor start to our season is ultimately my responsibility."
It was Elias who signed Gibson and O'Neill during the off-season for tens-of-millions in guaranteed money, with little to show for it thus far.
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The 29-year-old O'Neill inked a three-year $49.5 million deal after belting 31 home runs in 113 games with Boston last season.
Elias believed O'Neill could replace Anthony Santander in the lineup, after being scooped up by the division rival Blue Jays.
While he's shown some pop with the bat, O'Neill's entire career has been marred by strikeouts and health issues.
In 411 at-bats in 2024 O'Neill whiffed 159 times, while landing on the injured list multiple times.
This year's been no different.
In 93 plate appearances as an Oriole, O'Neill's gone down on strikes nearly one-third of the time.
Batting an abysmal .188, O'Neill again finds himself on the injured list.
He joins another pair of injured free agents acquired by Elias.
Reliever Andrew Kittredge, whose making $10 million this season, has yet to make his 2025 Orioles debut.
Meanwhile, backup catcher Gary Sánchez is collecting $8 million.
Before going on the shelf, the former Yankee backstop was in the midst of batting .100 at the plate.
As for Gibson, this season marked the 37-year-old's second tour in Baltimore.
He returned at a cost of $5.25 million after going 8-8 with a 4.24 ERA in St. Louis last year.
It's become sort of a trend for Elias to sign aging veteran starters to one-year deals.
There's no better example than 41-year-old Charlie Morton, who was likely headed for retirement, before Elias handed him a one year $15 million contract.
Morton's return on investment has gone way south.
In 41 innings pitched, Morton remains winless with a robust 7.68 ERA.
As result he's been relegated to bullpen duties.
This bodes the question, should Hyde have been fired before Elias?
