Brocail`s history made him a good fit for O`s
(MLB.com Baltimore Orioles)

Andrew Cashner`s approval of the new hire spoke to what Mike Elias called `a ton of credibility` Brocail has earned with pitchers over the years. But it was another connection that laid the foundation for his hire: a connection to Elias, to assistant general manager Sig Mejdal and the data-driven philosophy they plan to bring to Baltimore.