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How David Bell drew catcher Aramis Garcia to the Cincinnati Reds

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – There aren’t many hitters having a better spring than Cincinnati Reds catcher Aramis Garcia, a non-roster invitee to camp, but that’s no surprise to several members of the coaching staff.

Garcia was ranked among the San Francisco Giants’ top prospects for several years, including when David Bell was the organization’s farm director in 2018 and Alan Zinter was the assistant director of offensive player development in 2018-19.

“This has been something that I’ve wanted for a while,” said Garcia after his second two-homer game of the spring Friday. “A lot of the staff (Bell) has here, they were in the minor leagues when I was in San Francisco.