Wayne Krivsky
Wayne Krivsky
Wayne Krivskyis an American professional baseball executive. The former general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, serving from February 2006 until late April 2008, he currently is special assistant to the GM and a Major League scout for the Minnesota Twins. It is his second tour of duty with the Twins, where he was assistant general manager in 1999–2005...
among call catch guy handle pitching staff strength throw
His strength is defense, but he has some power. He's well-respected among pitching staffs as a guy who can catch and throw and handle a staff and call the game.
bat definite few frame good great guy hopefully looks positive swinging trying
He looks like the same guy he was a few years ago. We're trying to keep him healthy, and so far, so good. He's swinging the bat well, and he's in a good frame of mind. Everything has been positive from him. Hopefully (the injuries) are over with. He's still a definite threat. I think he'll have a great year.
gut guy hear hits upbeat
Vern's upbeat - you know the kind of guy he is. But it hits you in the gut when you hear that word.
guy handle liked throw
Pete really liked him. (Ross) is a guy who can catch, throw and handle a (pitching) staff.
general guys liked manager paid people similar standpoint took
I liked what I heard, very much so. We have similar backgrounds from the standpoint of, it took him many years to become a manager and it took me many years to become a general manager. So we're the kind of guys that people would look at as, we've paid our dues, so to speak.
brian chris cruz days few guys missed needs time tough
It's tough for guys like Jacob Cruz and Brian Buchanan. Quinton McCracken has missed a lot of time and needs some at-bats, so Chris may be with us for a few days or a whole season.
becomes best fit free spot tony work
We thought Ross was a better fit for the club. I'm going to do my best to find a spot for Tony with another club. Hopefully, it will work out; if it doesn't he becomes a free agent.
good sounds workout
Everything sounds good. It was a good workout for him.
almost david defensive far good pitching
We like David Ross. He's a very good defensive catcher. It's almost like pitching - you can never have enough catching. There aren't any predetermined things here as far as the roster goes.
game logical sure
That would be the logical thing that would happen, but I've got to make sure he got through (Monday's) game OK.
happy ownership
Ownership has been great. I can't say enough. I've really been happy with what I've been able to do.
three
We tossed around the idea of having three catchers anyway.
arm building
He's building up his arm strength. He's getting there. He's right on schedule.
beyond cost hopefully plays security short term
Hopefully there's one more (contract) at least beyond this one. We'll just have to see how it plays out. For the short term here, he's got a little security and we have a little cost certainty.