- Wayne Krivsky
Wayne Krivsky (born
July 28 , by|1954 inNiagara Falls, New York ), is the formergeneral manager of Major League Baseball'sCincinnati Reds franchise, a position he accepted onFebruary 8 , by|2006.cite news|title=Krivsky fired after less than three years as Reds' GM|publisher=ESPN.com |date=2008-04-23|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3363283]Wayne Krivsky attended
Duke University , where he played baseball for three years. He graduated in by|1972 with a degree in management science.Krivsky has spent the last 27 years in baseball in some capacity — from front office executive to scouting. His first major league job was working in the ticket department of the Texas Rangers. He eventually became the team's general manager, and was also the assistant general manager of the
Minnesota Twins . When businessmanBob Castellini purchased majority ownership of the Reds, he hired Krivsky, who soon began rebuilding baseball's oldest franchise.Among fans, the more popular trades Krivsky made during spring training was the acquisition of Boston right-handed
pitcher Bronson Arroyo for outfielderWily Mo Peña and the signing offree agent catcher David Ross. Arroyo made the All-Star team his first year in Cincinnati. Another popular Krivsky trade brought formerCleveland Indians infielderBrandon Phillips to the Reds for a player to be named later and cash. OnJune 14 , 2006, the Reds sent minor league right-handed pitcherJeff Stevens to the Tribe to complete the deal. Phillips has primarily playedsecond base . Another trade brought former Mariners closerEddie Guardado to the Reds for minor league right-handerTravis Chick .On
June 28 , by|2006, the contracts of Wayne Krivsky and field managerJerry Narron were extended through the year 2008. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2503000]The most controversial trade of Krivsky's tenure was the deal struck on
July 13 , 2006 that sent outfielderAustin Kearns ,shortstop Felipe López, and minor league right-handerRyan Wagner to theWashington Nationals for right-handerGary Majewski , left-handerBill Bray , veteran shortstopRoyce Clayton and minor-leaguersBrendan Harris andDaryl Thompson , an infielder and right-handed pitcher, respectively. Ironically,Jim Bowden , the Nationals' general manager, held that capacity with the Reds from by|1992-by|2003. The deal was made to improve a bullpen that is regarded as inconsistent by most fans and pundits.Said Krivsky: "We had to upgrade the bullpen. You can see by the price we paid what the market is. [http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060714/SPT04/607140361] I think for us to compete in the second half, we had to upgrade the bullpen. It's very difficult to get quality pitchers for the back end of the game like a Bray and Majewski. We think they're two key pieces for our bullpen." [http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060713&content_id=1555061&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin]
On
August 7 2006 Majewski was revealed to have a tired arm, and he said he had received a cortisone shot prior to the All-Star Break (Which was the time of the trade). He was placed on the 15-day Disabled list the same day, and some in the Reds' Front Office cried foul play.On
April 23 2008 , 21 games into the regular season, Krivsky was fired from his position as General Manager and replaced byWalt Jocketty .On
June 20 2008 , Krivsky was hired by the New YorkMets as a Major League Scout.References
External links
* [http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=cin Reds front office staff]
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