We’re three games into the World Series, with free agency beginning five days after its conclusion.

Teams will make qualifying offers, which the Orioles are expected to do with left-hander Trevor Rogers, and exercise or decline options. They have decisions pending on Zach Eflin, Ryan Mountcastle, Luis Robert Jr. and Dietrich Enns.

Business is slow right now. The Orioles announced a couple of minor league signings and surgery results since their Sept. 27 rainout in New York. Kyle Bradish underwent a core muscle repair procedure with Dr. Bill Meyers in Philadelphia, and Jackson Holliday had a left wrist TFCC debridement with Dr. Steven Shin in Los Angeles. Cade Povich underwent left elbow debridement surgery to remove a loose body with Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, news that the pitcher first revealed on social media.

First baseman Pete Alonso was chosen to the American League All-Star team in The Sporting News award balloting. Chris Bassitt is a finalist for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award from the Players Association.

Business operations layoffs came in the first week of October, with future hirings intended to prevent an overall reduction in the workforce. And the team went through with its plans to make further changes to the front office by hiring Jared Banner as general manager, providing a new voice and perhaps vision.

We’re going to find out if changes are noticeable beyond the staff listing.

Banner and president of baseball operations Mike Elias will be available to the media later today. We can learn more about the hire beyond words in a press release.

“Jared has been one of the rising talents in our league for some time now,” Elias said in a statement. “He has demonstrated success running multiple different departments and has worked alongside some of the best people and front office talent in the league across multiple stops. He is a perfect fit to grow, evolve and improve the Orioles’ baseball operations, and I look forward to working with him very closely as we build for 2027 and beyond.

“We welcome him and his family to Baltimore, and we are very pleased that they chose our team and our community for the next phase of their baseball journey.”

Questions that immediately come to mind include the following:

How will Banner be able to impact the organization? I mean, let’s get specific.

How important is his background in player development? This seems to be a targeted area.

In keeping with that theme, does Banner see a core group of players on the roster who can elevate their game and reach their potential, which improves the chances of returning to the playoffs? And how can it be done?

Banner has worked for the Red Sox, Mets and Cubs. Does he bring to Baltimore what he’s learned at each organization?

I’m most interested in how Banner will co-exist with Elias. They’ll get along fine, of course, but what’s the distribution of responsibilities? Is there going to be a clearly defined set of duties and areas of operation?

Elias probably will be asked whether the front office is undergoing any other changes, whether hirings, dismissals – sorry, mutual partings – or different titles or tasks. Banner arrived, Matt Blood departed, and Sig Mejdal shifted from overseeing the analytics department to research of emerging technologies and innovative practices across baseball operations. He remained assistant general manager.

Someone has to take Mejdal’s old responsibilities, and Elias indicated over the summer that the choice could come from a batch of in-house candidates.

Elias isn’t going to reveal what’s pending with the roster. No hints. And please, no questions about contract extension talks. Take the hint.

The season-ending press conference was too soon for any updates on the coaching staff, but what about a month later? We haven’t been told whether everyone is back.

There’s really no need to rehash everything that went wrong this season. That’s been done to death, including on Sept. 28. Underperformance and injuries. Too many defensive breakdowns. Didn’t hit with runners in scoring position. Went through stretches when they didn’t hit at all.

Introducing Banner won’t solve every problem, but running back the exact same roster and other personnel isn’t a solution. The Orioles already are implementing some changes and they’re just starting.