DALLAS — The Orioles’ agenda at the winter meetings is clear: They are seeking a starting pitcher, and general manager Mike Elias says they are willing to get one by any means necessary.

The team already checked off two boxes Saturday, prior to coming to Dallas, by agreeing to contracts with right-handed outfielder Tyler O’Neill and catcher Gary Sánchez — although the physicals are not done yet and the team will not comment on the deals until they are official — and can now focus this week on finding an arm.

It does not have to be a top-of-the-line starter, Elias said, but he added that they are “very confident shopping” for one.

“I like where the rotation is starting from this year,” Elias said. “We are trying to augment it, trying to supplement it, trying to fortify it. We’re doing that both through free agency and trade, exploring that avenue.”

It is starting without a true ace like Corbin Burnes. The righty is a free agent, and, with the way the starting pitching market is shaping up, he will likely land a contract worth at least $200 million. Blake Snell is the top arm to sign so far this offseason and Burnes is expected to easily top Snell’s five-year, $182 million deal.

Max Fried is also available and could be that No. 1 for the Orioles. The two-time All-Star has a career ERA of 3.07 in his eight major league seasons with the Braves. Atlanta did extend the qualifying offer to him, which means the Orioles would give up a draft pick if they signed him.

Would that deter the Orioles, whose core was built primarily through the draft, from signing a player like Fried?

“No, we’re in on everybody,” Elias said. “I mean we’re talking to everybody. When there’s aspects of the rules that create wrinkles, you’ve got to weigh them, so we do that. But there is no player that we are not interested in or pursuing in some shape or fashion if we feel like the talent is additive to the current roster we have.”

The international market, which includes Japanese star Roki Sasaki, could be an option as well. Sasaki was posted on Monday, according to reports, and can start negotiating with major league teams.

Last offseason, the Orioles had success in the trade market when they acquired Burnes for DL Hall and Joey Ortiz. Elias noted that there aren’t many rebuilding teams right now, so a trade sending prospects for a major leaguer might not be possible. Dealing a major leaguer for a major leaguer could be on the table.

“The competition is enormous and last year we were able to figure out a way to get a top-of-the-rotation starter,” Elias said. “I don’t think that’s something that all 30 teams pull off every year, but we’re all trying. I’m going to do my best to figure it out and we’ll make sure we have a really good team at the end of the offseason.”

With O’Neill added to the outfield mix, the Orioles could part with a guy like Heston Kjerstad to acquire a pitcher. In that case, O’Neill, Colton Cowser and Cedric Mullins would be the starters, with Ryan O’Hearn and Jorge Mateo capable of playing in the outfield as well. The Orioles have also floated the idea of having top prospect Coby Mayo, primarily a first and third baseman, learn the outfield.

The Orioles’ rotation as it stands includes Zach Eflin at the top. After being acquired ahead of the trade deadline, the 30-year-old showed he can be consistent, pitching to a 2.60 ERA in nine starts and getting the ball in Game 2 of the wild-card series. There’s also Grayson Rodriguez, their former top pitching prospect, who has the potential to be a No. 1, but has yet to show it in a full major league season. The 25-year-old ended last year on the injured list.

Dean Kremer and Albert Suárez are solid back-end rotation guys, plus the Orioles have Cade Povich, who showed flashes after his debut last June and was being considered for a playoff start if they had not been swept in the wild-card round.

Kyle Bradish and Tyler Wells, who both had season-ending elbow surgery, could return mid-season, but their timelines are not set. Further down the depth chart are Trevor Rogers, acquired at the deadline but optioned to the minors after four ineffective starts, and prospects Chayce McDermott, who debuted last season, and Brandon Young, the team’s minor league pitcher of the year.

Elias said it’s possible the Orioles could add two starters to that mix, but he made no guarantees. He has previously been attracted to cost-effective inning-eaters like Kyle Gibson and Jordan Lyles, and Elias said an option like that could be on the table.

This, though, is his first offseason under the ownership group led by David Rubenstein. While it remains to be seen how much he’ll want to spend, Rubenstein is energetic about the team, Elias said.

“He’s extremely passionate about making this franchise as good as it can be. ... He wants to do everything we can do within our power and our skill set to approach that correctly,” Elias said. “There’s measurement to how you go about this business, there’s give and take. You can’t do everything that you want to do all the time in a lot of cases, so we’re working together to figure out what the right recipe is.”