Tito to the Reds

[Ibleedbrown]

Sort of Guardians adjacent, word on the street is he’s gonna skipper the Reds.

I’m pretty happy about it, but the way it’s going down seems fishy. The Reds re-upped David Bell to manage through 2026, and they fired him a week before the end of this season.

I get the impression the Reds’ brass sent out feelers and this has been in the works for a while. 

https://www.wlwt.com/article/terry-francona-cincinnati-reds-manager-report-mlb/62506075

[jbluhm86]

@ibleedbrown said:

Sort of Guardians adjacent, word on the street is he’s gonna skipper the Reds.

I’m pretty happy about it, but the way it’s going down seems fishy. The Reds re-upped David Bell to manage through 2026, and they fired him a week before the end of this season.

I get the impression the Reds’ brass sent out feelers and this has been in the works for a while. 

https://www.wlwt.com/article/terry-francona-cincinnati-reds-manager-report-mlb/62506075

As the board's resident Reds fan, I approve of this move. 

[syd]

@ibleedbrown said:

Sort of Guardians adjacent, word on the street is he’s gonna skipper the Reds.

I’m pretty happy about it, but the way it’s going down seems fishy. The Reds re-upped David Bell to manage through 2026, and they fired him a week before the end of this season.

I get the impression the Reds’ brass sent out feelers and this has been in the works for a while. 

https://www.wlwt.com/article/terry-francona-cincinnati-reds-manager-report-mlb/62506075

or maybe they looked at the mets and the tigers run to the playoffs and thought bell should have done the same. or is that the front office of the reds just suck

[Ibleedbrown]

@jbluhm86 said:

As the board's resident Reds fan, I approve of this move. 

Ohh you’re not the only one. I think all 3 of us are here now.

[Ibleedbrown]

@syd said:

or maybe they looked at the mets and the tigers run to the playoffs and thought bell should have done the same. or is that the front office of the reds just suck

The front office has gotten some well deserved backlash the last couple years. I kinda see this move as an attempt to atone for that. 

Where you gonna go?

I think a few weeks ago there was a “holy shit Terry Francona is willing to take the job!!!” epiphany in the front office and now we are seeing it play out. 

I do feel bad for David Bell. He’s a good guy and a good baseball man, but maybe not the best manager. I suppose 2 more years under contract is a solid severance package though. 

[syd]

@ibleedbrown said:

The front office has gotten some well deserved backlash the last couple years. I kinda see this move as an attempt to atone for that. 

Where you gonna go?

I think a few weeks ago there was a “holy shit Terry Francona is willing to take the job!!!” epiphany in the front office and now we are seeing it play out. 

I do feel bad for David Bell. He’s a good guy and a good baseball man, but maybe not the best manager. I suppose 2 more years under contract is a solid severance package though. 

Reds hit a homer with the hire

side note : did you know TITO played for The Reds and that Pete Rose was the Skipper ?

[syd]

[Dutch Oven]

This is a smart, probably relatively short term move by the Reds to try and attempt to change the culture down there.