Despite enduring a woeful 2016 campaign that has seen them go 67-92 and counting, the Cincinnati Reds will not be making any major coaching staff changes for next season.
The team announced on Friday that Bryan Price will be retained as manager for 2017. His entire staff has been offered contracts to return as well.
Bryan Price will return as the Reds' manager in 2017. The entire coaching staff has been offered contracts to return next season.
— Reds Media Relations (@RedsPR) September 30, 2016
Price, 54, was hired as Reds manager in October 2013 and has compiled a 207-276 record (.429) since then with three straight losing seasons. The team has clinched another last-place finish in the NL Central this year, and they still have a chance of ending up with the worst record in the National League once the regular season is complete.
There had been some rumors recently that Price might be on the hot seat, which is understandable given the way that the losses have piled up. But in truth, such a sputtering in the short-term was to be expected to an extent with Cincinnati currently in full rebuild mode.
Price and staff will get another crack at it in 2017, so maybe we’ll have some more profanity-ridden tirades like this in our future.
H/T Rotoworld
