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Press Clippings October 21, 2018

THIS DAY IN REDS HISTORY 1976-The Big Machine wins its second straight title, sweeping the Yankees and Phillies in postseason play, becoming the first team to win back-to-back world championships in 54 years MLB.COM Reds name new By Mark Sheldon MLB.com @m_sheldon 11:30 AM EDT

CINCINNATI -- Completing a process that began in April, the Reds named David Bell as their new manager on Sunday and signed him to a three-year contract that runs through the 2021 season with a club option for 2022.

The Reds will formally introduce Bell at a news conference scheduled for 11 a.m. ET on Monday at .

Bell, 46, was the Giants' vice president of player development this past season and is becoming a manager in the Major Leagues for the first time. However, he does have three years of Minor League managing experience in the Reds' farm system. He was the skipper at the -A level with Carolina from 2009-11 and at -A Louisville in '12.

A member of a three-generation MLB family, Bell is the son of former Reds player -- who rejoined the team last year as a senior adviser -- and the grandson of former Reds star . He grew up in Cincinnati and played baseball for Archbishop , the same famed program that also produced Hall of Famers and Ken Griffey Jr.

Although his 12-year Major League playing career as a and from 1995-2006 did not include a stop in Cincinnati, Bell played for the Indians, Cardinals, Mariners, Giants, Phillies and Brewers. He reached the World Series once, in '02, with San Francisco.

Bell was the third-base for the Cubs in 2013 and served as the Cardinals' bench coach from '14-17.

The Reds dismissed after four-plus seasons when the team began 2018 with a 3-15 record. Bench coach was named interim manager and was one of the candidates for the permanent position.

Along with Bell, the Reds conducted second-round interviews with former Yankees manager and former Tigers manager . Besides them and Riggleman, others also interviewed in the first round included: former Red Sox manager , Giants bench coach , Rays bench coach , Pirates bench coach Tom Prince, Rays coach and Reds coaches , and .

Bell was also a candidate for the managerial vacancies with Toronto and Texas.

It was not immediately clear if any coaches from Price's and Riggleman's staff would be retained to work under Bell.

Bell is the 63rd manager in Reds history.

Reds' Trammell hits his stride in Fall League By Mike Rosenbaum MLB.com Oct. 20th, 2018

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- With Fall League now in its second week, is hitting his stride at the plate.

The Reds' No. 3 prospect erupted for four hits on Saturday including a -scoring in the top of the 11th that put Scottsdale ahead for good in a 9-7 win over Surprise at .

"I asked our guys what the [] had, for a scouting report, and they said he had a nice two-seamer. He threw me one and it was a really good pitch to ," said Trammell, MLB Pipeline's No. 17 overall prospect, about his decisive knock.

Trammell began his afternoon by hitting a double and a single, respectively, in his first two trips to the plate before grounding out in the fifth. He delivered an RBI single two later, and after another ground out in the ninth. The 21-year-old came through with what proved to be the game-winning hit in extra frames to finish 4-for-6 with two RBIs.

The multihit performance was Trammell's second so far in the AFL and also extended his to five games. Overall, he's hit .294 with four RBIs in eight games.

"When I first got out here I was little bit anxious, trying to do too much," said Trammell, who collected just one hit across his first three games and 12 at-bats.

"After that," he continued, "I pretty much just told myself that I needed to take my time, get pitches to hit and not try to do too much. My job is to get on base and let the guys behind me drive me in."

Selected by the Reds with the No. 35 overall pick in the 2016 Draft and signed for above-slot at $3.2 million, Trammell opened eyes this year with an impressive age-20 campaign in the Advanced . Playing 110 games for Daytona, the left-handed hitting outfielder produced a .277/.375/.406 line with 31 extra-base hits (8 HR) and 25 steals en route to FSL midseason All-Star honors.

Trammell also participated in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and was named the event's Most Valuable Player after hitting a booming as well as a triple in his two at-bats for the U.S. team.

That success during the regular season has in turn helped Trammell prepare for the advanced competition he now faces in the AFL.

"It gave me a lot of confidence going into the Fall League," Trammell said. "I don't really care too much about showing other people what I can do; I've proved to myself that I can handle really good pitching, so all it is right now is staying consistent, not trying to do too much and learning every single day."

Also standing out offensively for Scottsdale were Phillies Darick Hall and Mets No. 2 prospect Peter Alonso.

Hall, who homered 26 times across two levels during the regular season, connected on a solo shot for his second AFL homer, while Alonso's two-run blast in the top of the ninth was key in helping the Scorpions force . The tape-measure blast to left field was the third home run this fall for the No. 58 overall prospect.

Pirates No. 5 prospect Cole Tucker paced Surprise at the plate with a 2-for-5, three-RBI performance. He put the Saguaros on the board with a two-run double in the first inning and later sent the game to extra innings with an RBI single in the ninth. The is hitting .308 in the Fall League, with hits in five of six games.

CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

Cincinnati Reds choose David Bell as their new manager Bobby Nightengale and John Fay, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 10:27 a.m. ET Oct. 21, 2018 | Updated 10:51 a.m. ET Oct. 21, 2018

Three weeks after ending the 2018 season, the picked David Bell as their 63rd manager in franchise history.

“He’s a tough guy, tougher than people think,” said Reds owner , who will introduce Bell at a press conference at 11 a.m. Monday. “He’s smart. He’s done everything in baseball. He’s been a player, a coach. He’s been in player development.

“I like the way he handles himself. He’s a one-on-one person.”

Bell, 46, is a Moeller High School product. He completed his first season as the ' farm director. As Reds manager, he agreed to a three-year contract with a club option for 2022.

The Reds interviewed at least 12 candidates for their managerial decision before selecting Bell. He was one of three candidates, along with Joe Girardi and Brad Ausmus, who received second interviews in the past week.

Bell was reportedly a finalist for the job and interviewed with the .

The Reds reportedly wanted former Yankee manager Joe Girardi, who withdrew from the search Friday.

“He wanted another year off,” Castellini said.

Bell was a third-generation Major Leaguer and had a 12-year playing career. His grandfather, Gus, is in the Reds Hall of Fame and his dad, Buddy, is a senior advisor in the organization.

Bell will be a part of the fourth father-son duo to serve as managers in MLB history. His dad previously managed the , Rockies and .

Before moving into the Giants’ front office, Bell spent five years on Major League coaching staffs. With the St. Louis Cardinals from 2014-17, he was an assistant hitting coach in his first season, then became ’s bench coach.

Bell was a third-base coach with the in 2013 on ’s staff. Prior to his promotion to Major League staffs, Bell spent four years as a manager in the Reds’ organization. He managed Double-A Carolina from 2009-11 and Triple-A Louisville in 2012.

The Reds haven’t reached the playoffs since 2013, ending the last four seasons with more than 90 losses and last-place finishes in the . Former manager Bryan Price was fired on April 19 following a 3-15 start to the season.

Bell led Moeller to a state baseball championship in 1989. He was a seventh-round pick by the in 1990 and played in the with the Giants.

Reds Xtra: Brewers' 'out-getter' approach wouldn't work for the Reds but they'll likely use a modified version of it John Fay, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 9:53 a.m. ET Oct. 21, 2018

Let's take a break from the manager search talk.

I’ve been watching the Championship Series through the lens of Cincinnati Reds beat writer, meaning I'm thinking: How does what’s happening apply to the Reds?

The biggest question is could the Reds do what the Brewers are doing and abandon pitching roles in favor of the “out-getter” concept?

Short answer: No, unless the Brewers are willing to trade to the Reds. Hader, the left-hander machine, is the key allowing the Brewers to turn every game into a bullpen game.

The other thing to note is that the Brewers got to the postseason using a much more conventional approach. Jhoulys Chacin won 15 games and threw 192 2/3 innings. threw 158 innings. went five or more in 13 of his 16 starts.

The Brewers have done what they’ve done in the playoffs out of necessity, and it’s been effective thanks partly to the off days you get in the postseason.

It’s the way baseball is going because there are so few dominant starters. (Well, you could replace dominant with decent in that sentence.)

I think the Reds will rely more heavily on the bullpen no matter who gets the managerial job. You’ll see what you saw after Jim Riggleman took over from the beginning of the season. To make that work, the Reds have to consider keeping in the bullpen and making a multiple-inning out-getter.

HADER-CHAPPY: There’s long been a debate about why the Reds didn’t stick to the plan and make a starter.

Chapman’s personality and style were more suited for the bullpen in my estimation. But what if the Reds had used him like Hader? My guess is things might have turned out differently in 2012, ’13 and ’14.

1990 ALL OVER AGAIN: What did with Miley in Game 5 gave me a 1990 flashback. Counsell pulled Miley, a left-hander, after one batter to bring in right-right-hander to face Dodgers’ right-handed heavy lineup.

It worked to a degree, but the Brewers still ended up losing.

In 1990, Pittsburgh manager announced that left-hander would start Game 6 of NLCS against the Reds. Right-hander started instead — his first start of the year — before giving away to Smith.

It worked to a degree, but the Pirates still ended up losing.

PLAYING DYLAN: is one of the feel-good stories of the 2018 season. The 27-year-old right-hander came to Reds camp on a minor-league deal. He got called up April 13 because the team needed an arm. He pitched mostly mop-up for the Reds until he proved so effective that he earned higher-leverage spots.

Now, he’s pitching in NLCS. He had 3 2/3 scoreless going into Game 6. He went 3-1 with a 1.63 ERA after the Reds traded him to the Dodgers.

My lasting memory of Floro as a Red: It was early in camp, I didn’t even know who he was. I was talking to a friend who brought his daughter to the workout. She had a ball she wanted to be signed but was too shy to ask. Floro came walking by and sensed it. He signed and gave the rest of relievers in his group a come-dude-sign look. They obliged.

BENINTENDI REVISITED: says he wasn’t ready for pro baseball when the Reds drafted him in the 31st round out of Madeira High School in 2013, and the Reds would have been foolish to pay a slightly-built high schooler the kind of money he wanted.

But, man, if they had.

Benintendi's catch in Game 5 will live forever in history, but the kid is just a really fine player. He does everything well.

READER (E)MAIL: Dave C. asks: I wonder if it is possible that the Reds front office would get off the St. Louis approach and look more toward the way Houston and Milwaukee do business. Specifically, they trade prospects for proven major leaguers. The Reds record speaks for itself in trading big leaguers for prospects. It seems to me that , , , , and Taylor Trammell singly or in combination would net a No. 2 starter to shore up a middling rotation.

Answer: I think it would be a mistake to try to rush the rebuild at this point. I would not trade Winker, Senzel or Trammell.

In 2008, the Reds very nearly traded , and to Baltimore for Eric Bedard. Had they done that, the one good run in the last 25 years would have never happened.