Monday Bird Droppings: The Orioles have a new manager

Good morning, Camden Chatters.

We have major Orioles news! This is not a drill. The O’s apparently have made their decision on a new manager, reportedly finalizing a deal with Craig Albernaz to be their new skipper, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Orioles have not yet made an announcement.’

This was kind of an unexpected hire, which is not to say it’s necessarily a bad one. The O’s, keeping things close to the vest as usual, weren’t even known to have been in contact with Albernaz in their managerial search, as recent media reports focused on their interest in other candidates such as Scott Servais and Albert Pujols. Albernaz, 42, has spent the past two seasons with the Cleveland Guardians, where he served as Stephen Vogt’s bench coach and associate manager. Before that, he worked with the S