This is another lost season for the Baltimore Orioles. If you’ve followed the arc of this franchise the last three years under Mike Elias’s guidance, you always knew it was going to be another lost season. The roster was constructed with 80 wins as a best-case scenario if this was a top five lineup (always quite a stretch) and a total disaster if not, and if the rotation turned out to be as flimsy as it looked to smart baseball people. The cosmetic alterations to the pitching staff were based on hope and misguided evaluations (an Elias specialty) and prayers about age and health. But this medical staff has shown no ability to handle any such challenges, so why would 2026 be different? The team’s years of rot regarding fundamental baseball and understanding of rote base running and defensive skills required a critical rethink and a veteran hand at manager.…