As the Orioles begin their search for the now-vacant job atop their baseball operations department in the wake of Wednesday’s announcement that executive vice president Dan Duquette won’t return in 2019, a familiar face will oversee the day-to-day baseball decisions — director of player development Brian Graham.
Graham, who has been the Orioles' farm director since 2013, will be a point of contact for Major League Baseball and those outside the organization, plus players and coaches inside the organization at a time when he's typically overseeing the instructional league.
That's still going on down at the team's spring training complex in Sarasota, Fla.