Four questions facing the Orioles at this week’s winter meetings

During his end-of-the-season news conference, Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said it was too early to discuss ins and outs of the club’s plans for the offseason. Just two days before, an Orioles team that won more games than any other in the American League was bounced from the postseason without a victory. Elias was peppered with questions about his starting rotation, bullpen and other roster-related questions, almost all of which he deftly punted to the future.