David Bell has been named the new manager of the Cincinnati Reds. He will be introduced at a press conference on Monday at 11:00 a.m. pic.twitter.com/BdIlLCGKMG
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) October 21, 2018
Bell has a 3-year deal with a club option for a fourth
— C. Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) October 21, 2018
Hard to imagine Reds let Girardi "withdraw" without a manager in place. Wouldn't be surprised if they already have an agreement with someone.
— Steve Mancuso (@spmancuso) October 20, 2018
Bet it's already been offered and accepted. https://t.co/TvvI2w8ErX
— Steve Mancuso (@spmancuso) October 20, 2018
Wouldn’t be surprised if the Reds announce their new manager tomorrow.
— Steve Mancuso (@spmancuso) October 21, 2018
We’ll have a lot more on David Bell and the Reds hiring him as the week unfolds. Here’s the post from a couple weeks ago that lays out the basics on Bell. Its conclusion:
“Like the players he’s in charge of, Bell has developed. He’s immersed himself in analytics and the waves of brand new information available to help baseball teams win. He has worked in two organizations  the Cubs and Cardinals  that eat, breathe and sleep modern approaches to baseball. The day-to-day experience as bench coach for the Cardinals is a strong credential for Bell that postdates his time in Cincinnati.
All that said, this post isn’t a campaign for David Bell. It’s not even a modest call for him to be hired.
John Farrell may be a superior candidate. So might any number of other, yet unknown and unconsidered, applicants.
Here’s the point: It would be wrong for the Reds to select a manager based on past connections with the organization or current family ties in the front office. But it would be equally misguided to reject an otherwise qualified candidate because he does.
In this case, it would be a mistake for we fans to dismiss David Bell as an insider. Bell has had valuable recent experience with other organizations. For years, I’ve been clamoring for the Reds to pick-off a young coach who has worked closely with a successful analytics-emphasizing organization. David Bell fits that description.”