There was some sense that the Cincinnati Reds would try to retain Jim Riggleman in some role for the 2019 season even after they passed over him to hire David Bell as their new manager. Riggleman, the interim manager for most of the 2018 season, former bench coach, former 3B coach, and former AAA manager within the Reds, had seemingly expressed a willingness to stick within the Reds system, probably because he’d spent so much time with the players over the years in those multiple roles.
According to The Enquirer’s Bobby Nightengale, though, that doesn’t appear to be happening.