Question: Do any of the players received in the four trades have impressive statistics above the Double-A level? If not, is it fair to collectively categorize these trades as “extreme tanking”? From: Steve Cohen Answer: Steve, two of the players the Orioles acquired have already played for them — catcher Carlos Narváez and reliever Alex […]

BOSTON—Craig Albernaz has already had three “homecomings” in his first two-plus months as Orioles manager. In April, he managed at Cleveland, where he spent the previous two seasons on the coaching staff of Guardians manager Stephen Vogt. Two weeks ago, he managed at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Rays, the team that Albernaz worked […]