Before we get to the merits of the David Bell hire, let’s pause a minute to talk process.
Of course, with most billion-dollar businesses, this aspect would be a foregone conclusion. But as we learned with the last manager search, not so much for the Reds.
Dick Williams’ recent pursuit of a new manager began in April when they fired Bryan Price. Williams said they formulated a list of 20 criteria for the new manager, but the “single most important trait” was whether the manager “could use all available tools at our collective disposal to maximize the performance and value of each player as an individual, while also maximizing the performance of the team as a unit.