CINCINNATI -- The Reds spent the first two months of the offseason focused on a manager search and assembling David Bell's coaching staff. They were bold in doing so, as they pursued and signed both a highly respected pitching coach and hitting coach away from 2018 postseason clubs in Derek Johnson and Turner Ward, respectively.
Aiming to make the most of this new era of leadership in Cincinnati, and with more money to spend, Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams and general manager Nick Krall are planning to remain aggressive as the club heads to Las Vegas for the Winter Meetings, which get underway Monday, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.