Reds beat writers John Fay and Bobby Nightengale sit down for a conversation with new Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell. Kareem Elgazzar, kelgazzar@enquirer.com
Under first-year manager David Bell, it’s clear the Reds want to embrace analytics and they want to introduce some changes to the way they conduct Spring Training once pitchers and catchers report to Goodyear, Arizona, next week.
One of the clearest changes will be their daily schedule. Bell wants players to show up a little later to the ballpark, putting an extra emphasis on their sleep schedules.
“It’s not too much later, but if you can shift it just 30 minutes or an hour, guys get an extra hour of sleep,” Bell said.