With just five games remaining in the 2024 campaign, the Cincinnati Reds made the decision to fire manager David Bell late on Sunday, opening a very interesting offseason vacancy.
The 2024 season has undoubtedly been a disappointing one for a Reds team that emerged as a legitimate postseason contender in 2023. They’ve already been eliminated from postseason contention, and if they lose another game, they’ll finish under .500 after winning 82 games last season.
What’s most interesting about the decision to fire Bell is that the team extended him in July of last season. He was under contract through the 2026 campaign, and the 2024 season was his first full one under the new deal. Despite that, the Reds let him go…