CLEVELAND — The Guardians entered their offseason with the hopes that the entire coaching staff would remain in place through the winter , but they also knew those chances weren't especially high.

They averaged 90 wins and won back-to-back division titles over the last two seasons despite a bottom-third payroll over that span, which often opens the door to other teams poaching coaches. In that way, even success can breed turnover.

It began with Kai Correa, who left to be the New York Mets' next bench coach .

That next Domino has fallen, as associate head coach Craig Albernaz is finalizing a deal to become the next manager of the Baltimore Orioles , according to reports from ESPN and the New York Post .

Orioles hire Craig Albernaz as manager after serving 2 years with Gu

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