Krivsky new GM

[Palmer4HOF]

Heard this a lil while back on WLW

[WhoDey48]

yeah ive been hearing this on 1360 since i got off of school. supposedly all these radio guys think hes the right guy for the job and should have even gotten the job a few years ago when dan o'brien got it... but im not really figuring out what's so good about him.

anyone wanna fill me in on why this was the right guy to bring in?

[CarsonDaMan]

He's been the right hand man the Minnesota Twins organization for the last few years. A team who despite a small market and payroll, is a playoff contender year after year. They have one of the best farm systems in baseball and have done a great job running a top rate organization.

That's the exact model the Reds want to employ. He's been considered for jobs the last three to four years so people obviously think very highly of him.

I think it was a very good decision.

[Jamie_B]

Great news.

[DanvilleBengal]

Here is the article that confirms it. It's on ESPN.com, but here it is for all the lazy posters on here.


Reds hire Krivsky as new general manager
Associated Press
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CINCINNATI -- Minnesota's Wayne Krivsky was hired Wednesday as the Cincinnati Reds' general manager, ending a two-week search that involved eight candidates.

Krivsky was a leading candidate for the job two years ago, but former owner Carl Lindner chose Dan O'Brien from the Houston Astros organization instead. O'Brien was fired two weeks ago by new owner Bob Castellini.

Castellini chose someone who knows small-market success.

The 51-year-old Krivsky worked for the Rangers before the Twins hired him in 1994 as a special assistant. He has spent the last eight years as assistant general manager, involved in all aspects of running the AL Central team.

Krivsky got a two-year contract from the Reds that includes mutual options for two additional years.

The Reds are coming off their fifth straight losing season, their longest such streak in 50 years. Krivsky's biggest challenge will be to upgrade the Reds' pitching staff, which had the NL's worst ERA last season and has been among the league's worst overall for several years.

Cincinnati had the NL's top offense last year, but couldn't overcome the lack of a dependable rotation and bullpen. The Reds let starter Ramon Ortiz leave after the season, and got left-handed starter Dave Williams from Pittsburgh in a trade for Sean Casey.

The Reds failed to develop pitching under general manager Jim Bowden, who was fired in 2003, midway through the first season at Great American Ball Park. During Bowden's tenure, several pitching prospects hurt their arms in the minors.

O'Brien instituted a pitch limit in the minors to try to cut down on the injuries. He also gave left-hander Eric Milton a $25.5 million, three-year deal to upgrade the rotation, a move that immediately backfired. Milton went 8-15 and gave up 40 homers last season, the most in the majors.

O'Brien had a year left on his contract when he was fired on Jan. 23. Others interviewed for the job were Philadelphia assistant general manager Mike Arbuckle, St. Louis assistant John Mozeliak, Atlanta vice president Frank Wren, and four in-house candidates: special assistant Leland Maddox, international scouting director Johnny Almaraz, special adviser Jim Beattie, and Brad Kullman, who served as GM during the search process.

Krivsky won't have much room to make an immediate impact. The Reds plan to keep their payroll around $60 million -- same as last season -- and the roster is generally set with the start of spring training only one week away.

He will have to resolve an arbitration case with Adam Dunn, who is asking for a raise from his $4.6 million salary last season to $8.95 million. The club has countered with an offer of $7.1 million.

Krivsky also could make a trade during spring training. Other teams have shown an interest in outfielder Austin Kearns, who will make $1.85 million next season.

[Guest ThurmanMunster]

[quote name='WhoDey48' post='215945' date='Feb 8 2006, 04:42 PM']yeah ive been hearing this on 1360 since i got off of school. supposedly all these radio guys think hes the right guy for the job and should have even gotten the job a few years ago when dan o'brien got it... but im not really figuring out what's so good about him.

anyone wanna fill me in on why this was the right guy to bring in?[/quote]

ur answer would be perfect, right below

[quote name='CarsonDaMan' post='216000' date='Feb 8 2006, 06:02 PM']He's been the right hand man the Minnesota Twins organization for the last few years. A team who despite a small market and payroll, is a playoff contender year after year. They have one of the best farm systems in baseball and have done a great job running a top rate organization.

That's the exact model the Reds want to employ. He's been considered for jobs the last three to four years so people obviously think very highly of him.

I think it was a very good decision.[/quote]

exactly!

[Doctor Nick]

They should have hired this guy over prune face a few years ago anyways.

Nice job Castinilli

[Guest schotzee]

[quote name='CarsonDaMan' post='216000' date='Feb 8 2006, 06:02 PM']He's been the right hand man the Minnesota Twins organization for the last few years. A team who despite a small market and payroll, is a playoff contender year after year. They have one of the best farm systems in baseball and have done a great job running a top rate organization.

That's the exact model the Reds want to employ. He's been considered for jobs the last three to four years so people obviously think very highly of him.

I think it was a very good decision.[/quote]

Hope you're right.I was hoping for 1 of the guys from the Braves ,Cards,or White Sox.

[tracenuts]

probly not this year but in the comming years hopefully well be in the playoff hunt AFTER THE ALLSTAR BREAK for a change. it always pisses me off how the reds are always in first or second going into the allstar break and then somehow they find away to end the season 20 games out of contention. hupefully the new GM can turn this around and also fix our farm system, its one of the shittiest in the league

[Guest schotzee]

[quote name='tracenuts' post='216465' date='Feb 9 2006, 03:36 PM']

probly not this year but in the comming years hopefully well be in the playoff hunt AFTER THE ALLSTAR BREAK for a change. it always pisses me off how the reds are always in first or second going into the allstar break and then somehow they find away to end the season 20 games out of contention. hupefully the new GM can turn this around and also fix our farm system, its one of the shittiest in the league[/quote]


Scouting has been terrible,just like the way it used to be for the Bengals.

[WhoDey48]

love the direction the team is strating to take...

can't wait till opening day.

[85fanwilkes]

[quote name='WhoDey48' post='216629' date='Feb 9 2006, 07:56 PM']love the direction the team is strating to take...

can't wait till opening day.[/quote]

Took the words right out of my mouth....opening day looks like it might actually be fun this year and the season is looking more promising as it gets closer to opening day.

[WhoDey48]

[quote name='85fanwilkes' post='217757' date='Feb 13 2006, 10:40 AM'][quote name='WhoDey48' post='216629' date='Feb 9 2006, 07:56 PM']
love the direction the team is strating to take...

can't wait till opening day.[/quote]

Took the words right out of my mouth....opening day looks like it might actually be fun this year and the season is looking more promising as it gets closer to opening day.
[/quote]

it looks more promising than it did even a month ago... but the cardnials own the division and in all reality we have a next to nothing shot at a wild card.

but what i'd like to see this season is a return back to competetive baseball, maybe this year the reds can keep me watching well past the all star break, JUST GIVE ME SOMETHING WORTH FOLLOWING THE WHOLE SEASON. please.

but yeah... it's looking more promising.

[Guest oldschooler]

[quote][size=5][b]Q&A with Wayne Krivsky[/b][/size]
[size=3][b]Reds' new GM a man of action[/b][/size]
BY JOHN FAY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

New Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky was in the office by 8 a.m. Friday, answering 4-day-old e-mails, cleaning the messages off his phone and generally catching up.

It had been a whirlwind 40 hours or so since he was named the Reds' 17th GM.

He had fired someone for the first time in his life. He had met just about everyone who works in the front office. He had gotten more media exposure than in his previous 27 years in baseball operations combined.


Still, Krivsky made time to sit down for an interview with The Enquirer's John Fay:

[b]Q: One of the things CEO Bob Castellini said is you came into the interview with a very specific plan. Can you share it with us?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] Not the specifics. Philosophically, we're very much on the same page in terms of how you run a quality operation. You get as many quality people as you can, especially for the important jobs, but for lesser jobs, as well - if there is such a thing. You hire the best people you can; you make them accountable and get out of the way. They know what's expected of them. From there, it's staying in touch with them, communicating with them. But I can't be specific about names and so forth.

[b]Q: But you were specific with him, right?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] Yes, mainly in organization. We talked some about players, but it was mainly how I'm going to manage. What's my style? Tell me about some people you might be interested in bringing aboard to get this done. I did have specifics for him. But it has to stay in that room - for now.

[b]Q: Generally, what is your philosophy toward players? What are you looking for?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] It depends if it's high school, college or the major leagues. There are a lot of facets to it. (Mental and emotional) make-up is a key component, as are their raw skills: arm strength, speed, power, hitting ability. Those types of things which would be in almost anyone's scouting report. Certainly injury history comes into play. At the major-league level, their contract is a component. I'm sure I'm leaving something out at 8 o'clock in the morning, before my coffee.

[b]Q: A lot is made of Sabermetrics. What are your thoughts on that?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] It's part of the puzzle. It's a bigger piece at the major-league level and a very little piece at the high school level. As you go up the food chain, statistics have more reliability. It's a term I first heard of in 1981. ... I was exposed to a person who went on to be the founder of Stats Inc., a guy by the name of Craig Wright. He and Bill James were the founders of more detailed statistical analysis. Craig Wright and I worked together with the Rangers putting together arbitration cases in the early '80s. Basically, for me, the further you go up the chain, the more important stats are.

[b]Q: Was yesterday (Thursday) a whirlwind?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] The last couple of days. I'll be happy when it starts to slow down. We talk to players about slowing the game down. Maybe a general manager can slow the game down a little bit. I had a game plan for yesterday. I wanted to meet as many employees as I could. I hooked up with (assistant GM) Dean Taylor and got a game plan going for early in the day.

[b]Q: Do you know Dean pretty well?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] We go back a long time. He was with Kansas City when I first met him. We had parallel titles for a while until he became general manager in Milwaukee. We had parallel titles but different job descriptions. Assistant general managers do different things for different teams. It just so happens that in Texas I did more scouting. ... I don't know among assistant GMs who has scouted more than me, whether it be professional or amateur. All my years in salary arbitration might be a separator. Dean was more administrative. He traveled with the club quite a bit. I did not do a lot of that. Dean was someone I always conversed with at arbitration time. I'd see him at meetings. I always respected the job he did. I know he was an asset to John Schuerholz (in Atlanta). He allowed John to do a lot of things. John could be out and about, and Dean had things under control.

[b]Q: The basic structure here is divided among amateur scouting, professional scouting, player development and international scouting. Will that structure change?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] I would say no right now. That will stay status quo. After the draft, the amateur scouts will have some pro assignments. Each one of them had one major-league team in September, so they could be exposed to the majors. That's invaluable to a scout as far as perspective. It's hard to say how a player projects in the big leagues if you don't see big-league games. The Twins really do a good job of that. I'm happy to see the Reds do that as well.

[b]Q: Everyone is under contract but Adam Dunn. Do you have a philosophy as far as long-term contracts?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] I don't want to get too specific. But you always want to avoid being in the (arbitration hearing) room if you can. You come up with different ideas. Sometimes it's just an honest disagreement on the salary, and you can't come to a negotiated settlement. It takes a third party. It's not personal. The notion that these hearings are knock-down, drag-out situations ... it's not that way. I think they can be handled in a very professional way by both sides, where you use numbers to support your argument. It's business, not personal. When it's over, you shake hands and move on. It's always a happy day for me when the last guy in arbitration signs.

[b]Q: Will you talk long-term contract with Dunn?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] I wouldn't rule it out. We'll have to see where the process goes. But again, you have to have a meeting of the minds whether it's one year, two years or seven years.

[b]Q: One of the controversial things under Dan O'Brien was pitch count and the must-take-a-strike rule for minor-leaguers at Single-A and below. Will that change?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] I'm not a proponent of those types of policies. I go back to common sense. This is baseball - let's have fun, let's make it fun for the players. A good example of common sense is if a pitcher had a sore arm in spring training and only got up to two innings, I'd like to think common sense tells you his first game out at Chattanooga, and it's 40 degrees, you're not going to throw him six innings. You have to look at each case. You use common sense. Paul Richards once told me the purpose of player development is to get players to the major leagues healthy. That was one of his credos.

[b]Q: One of the unpopular rules with the big-leaguers was not allowing family on the team plane.[/b]

[b]A:[/b] I haven't addressed that yet. I'll have to talk to (traveling secretary) Gary Wahoff.

[b]Q: Will you be visible around the players?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] Not too much. I'm not someone who likes to hang out in the clubhouse. That's the players' domain. There will be occasions when I have to be there, conducting business. I would hope it was hours when it's early in the day - drop down to see (manager) Jerry Narron if we need to visit on something with the coaching staff. I stay out of the way. I'll be on the field some in spring training, some in the season, but not on an everyday basis.

[b]Q: You're pretty familiar with Jerry Narron, aren't you?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] Through reputation. We have chatted a few times recently.

[b]Q: Are you comfortable with him being your manager?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] Very much so. I've really been impressed in our conversations. We think very much alike on ways to handle situations. I've been very impressed how we've been on the same page. In fact, I can't think of anything major that we disagree on. I'm looking forward to working with him.

[b]Q: Bob Castellini talked about you being a hard-working guy. Do you do anything other than baseball? Hobbies?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] Hobbies is a bad subject. You're going to embarrass me on that one. I like to work out and stay in shape. I like to eat, and I like to have my sweets. So I'm playing for the tie. I like to run, push-ups, sit-ups. Not much of a hobby. My wife and I like to go to the movies. We love our dogs. I like to take a trip with her once a year. But I'm not sure I'm averaging a trip a year.

[b]Q: Will your wife, Linda, be pretty visible?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] She wants to be. When we were with the Rangers, she really enjoyed Fan Fest. She had a lot of friends in the front office with the Rangers. It was a good chance for her to interact and support the club. From that standpoint, she'll be active.

[b]Q: You said you weren't a very good player at Duke. Give me a scouting report on Wayne Krivsky the player.[/b]

[b]A:[/b] I peaked my senior year in high school at New Canaan, Conn. We made the state finals and lost in the finals. We played at Yale. We played Shelton, Conn., which had beaten Naugatuck, which had a 55-game winning streak. In the semifinals, we beat New London in a 13-inning, 7-6 game. It was one of the best games I was ever a part of. The rumor going around was if Naugatuck had beaten Shelton, we were going to be on "Wide World of Sports." But Shelton broke their winning streak. Naugatuck would have been going for some national record. We got beat and I went on to Duke. The only disappointing thing about Duke was I didn't play as much as I thought I should have. Enos "Country" Slaughter, ex-Cardinal, Yankee, Hall of Famer, was our coach. I could throw. I had some power. I couldn't run a lick. If I had to do it all over again, I'd be a catcher. I think I threw more batting practice than I played.

[b]Q: What position did you play?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] Played third base, a little outfield. I'll tell you what happened. My freshman year, we had like 10 straight days of rain. We didn't get out on the field for a week or more prior to our opening day. Our timing was off. I think I started the year 1-for-9. Coach Slaughter didn't give me a lot of rope. Not to make excuses. It probably wouldn't have made any difference.

[b]Q: You didn't want to talk about the specifics of where the team will finish this year. Where do you think the Reds will be in three years?[/b]

[b]A:[/b] I'm trying to make us better today. I hope we really get this thing moving. ... I'm a glass-half-full guy versus half-empty. There's a lot of work to be done. That goes for every team in the game. Look at Kenny Williams (GM of the Chicago White Sox). He transformed that whole team, and here it is the offseason and Kenny Williams is making some significant changes. I tip my hat to him. That goes to show you, here's the world champions and he's not taking anything for granted. I admired that. Looking at the standings, we have a ways to go. I just hope we get better every week, every month, every year. I want to keep building, so when we are good, we're good for a long time. And we will be good at some point, I just can't tell you when.[/quote]


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