Walt Jocketty
Walt Jocketty
Walt Jocketty is the President of Baseball Operations of the Cincinnati Reds. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he attended the University of Minnesota where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. He was the General Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals from October 14, 1994 until October 3, 2007...
candidate competition envision expressed interest past playing quality second strong three time
Spivey is someone we have expressed interest in for the past two or three seasons. He will be a strong candidate in what we envision to be a quality competition for playing time at second base.
chance deserves everybody mean provide second
Everybody deserves a second chance and we're here to provide that. That doesn't mean we're going to let things slide, either.
eventually good head ran regain steam
We ran into a very good team. They were on a roll. I think we eventually just ran out of gas. The head of steam we had going into it, we just were never able to regain it.
bring dave example help next perfect pitcher type
I think Sidney is a perfect example of the type of pitcher that we feel Dave Duncan can help get better and bring him to the next level.
boston came ended game knocked pivotal tied
That first game in Boston was a pivotal point. We got down early, came back and tied it and ended up losing. I think that really knocked a lot out of us.
Our guys, I think, feel there's still more they want to accomplish,
looking stud
I think we're all looking for the stud guy, the big specimen.
agent area couple free obviously outfield reflect sit year
I think we need to sit back and reflect on this year and see where we want to go. But Reggie's a free agent ... So outfield would obviously be an area we'll have to address. We've got a couple free agent pitchers, so we have to look at that, too.
great job time turn
We just didn't feel that was appropriate or something we wanted to do. Reggie did a great job for us for two years but we thought it was time to kind of turn the page.
lose win year
After the year we had, we didn't want to lose in the first round. It was very important to win this first round.
hope past
That's past history. He had the surgery. It's over with. All we can hope for now is a speedy recovery, and just go forward.
history hope past recovery
That's past history, ... He had the surgery. It's over with. All we can hope for now is a speedy recovery and just go forward.
bob likes nine worked
Bob likes the way we've done things in St. Louis. I told him I've worked with Mo for nine or 10 years, and he's been a big part of the operation.
backed baseball believe beyond burnett business effort financial point strong took
Believe me, we took a strong effort at Burnett and that was going to be a very significant financial obligation. It got beyond the point where we thought it made baseball sense and business sense to go for it, so we backed off.