Reds hire potential replacement for Bruce Bochy away from Giants

San Francisco Giants David Bell, #28, hits a single which scored J.T. Snow (for the game winning run) against the Anaheim Angels in the eighth inning for game 4 of the World Series at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco on Wednesday, October 23, 2002. The Giants won 4-3. (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS / Nhat V. Meyer)SAN FRANCISCO–Some members of the Giants organization viewed farm director David Bell as a potential successor to manager Bruce Bochy.

That perception will now change.

The Cincinnati Reds announced that Bell has been hired as the team’s next manager, leaving the Giants with another vacant position in the front office.

David Bell has been named the new manager of the Cincinnati Reds. He…