Several reports came out yesterday saying that both Joe Girardi and David Bell made it to the second round of interviews with the Cincinnati Reds for their vacant managerial position. However, another candidate who was interviewed, Brad Ausmus, was mentioned in the same breath with Girardi and Bell.
Brad Ausmus managed the Detroit Tigers from 2014 – 2017. In those four seasons, Ausmus compiled a record of 314-332 (.486). Ausmus had a trip to the postseason in 2014 and a 90-plus loss season in 2017 sandwiched around two seasons of a combined 160-162 (.