CLEVELAND, Ohio — When the Guardians are playing a game, the most meaningful action takes place on the field. But there’s a lot of action taking place in the dugout, with some of the most meaningful being the communication between the manager and bench coach.

The Guardians hired Tony Arnerich on Thursday to be manager Stephen Vogt’s new bench coach, replacing Craig Albernaz, who was hired as Baltimore’s new manager. Here’s what Vogt expects from a bench coach.

“I’m a verbal processor,” he said. “I know it’s going to surprise you that I’m talking the whole game. So when I throw ideas out, either be ready to confirm that it’s the right one or challenge that it’s not.

“Albi (Albernaz) was great at that. I know Tony’s going to do a great job of that too ... There’s a lot to be thinking abou

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