Despite owning the worst record in the National League Central, the Cincinnati Reds have no intentions of making a managerial change once the season ends. According C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Reds general manager Walt Jocketty confirmed Bryan Price will remain with the team through 2016.
Rosecrans also indicated, however, that the front office could reshuffle other pieces of the coaching staff.
Hardball Talk’s Matthew Pouliot is baffled as to why the Reds wouldn’t cut ties with Price:
Ken Broo of WCPO is already resigned to what could be a difficult 2016 season in Cincinnati:
To a certain extent, Price was set up to fail this year. The Reds were a flawed team from a roster perspective right from the start after committing so much money to the likes of Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Brandon Phillips and Homer Bailey.
Jocketty exacerbated the franchise’s on-field issues when he traded its two best pitchers, Mike Leake and Johnny Cueto, in the middle of the season.
Still, you can understand why fans might be frustrated to see Price will be back.
The 53-year-old made headlines for all the wrong reasons following his profane rant against Rosecrans in April after the reporter divulged news of an injury to Devin Mesoraco. Some have also been critical of Price from a tactical perspective, with Baseball Prospectus’ Matthew Trueblood highlighting a few of his more notable mistakes.
Whether Price is the manager next season or not, the Reds are unlikely to be a major contender. They need to rebuild from the ground up, a process that will likely take a few years at the very least.
Maybe Price can prove with one more year in charge he is the man to lead Cincinnati through that tough period.
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