If you ask me....it might also be the time to consider moving the team. They had a 40-year low on attendance, 1.5-million for the year. The competition from the Nats is harming the local market. Toss in the local city environment and decline of Baltimore itself....maybe they ought consider some move to Las Vegas.
Vegas? No way. Attendance would be fine if there was a better product on the field. The city itself is poorly run and has all sorts or problems now, but Camden Yards (and the Inner Harbor) is a great place to see a ball game and there is a baseball tradition in Baltimore (birthplace of Babe Ruth) that needs to be considered.
The abysmal performance this year was not Showalter’s fault. Ownership needs to change but that is not likely anytime soon.