Reds Name Walt Jocketty To Replace Wayne Krivsky As GM

Reds Tap Jocketty To Assume Role Of President Of Baseball Operations

REAX: SPORTINGNEWS.com's Richard Justice: "Mark it on your calendar. This is going to be remembered as the day the Reds began their climb back to prominence." The Reds "desperately needed stability," and now "they've got it" with Castellini, Jocketty and manager Dusty Baker. The team in the past six years has had four GMs, four managers and two owners (SPORTINGNEWS.COM, 4/23). However, in Cincinnati, Paul Daugherty writes there is a "fine line between impatience and impetuousness. ... Successful organizations do not fire their [GM] every few years, the way this organization has." Krivsky "worked for a win-now owner when winning now was not practical." Krivsky "leaves the Reds' minor leagues in far better shape than he found them." Krivsky: "No question, patience is required. Bob will admit he's an impatient person" (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 4/24). In Cincinnati, John Erardi writes Castellini "talked about the need for the organization to have patience, which is ironic since Castellini showed no patience by replacing Krivsky 21 games into the season" (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 4/24). ESPN’s Peter Gammons said, “Jocketty never, ever politicked for that job and what’s curious is I really believe Krivsky has done a terrific job. He’s completely overhauled the scouting and development, cleaned all of that up.” Gammons: "When owners really start to believe their own clippings they get themselves into a lot of trouble” (“Baseball Tonight,” ESPN, 4/23).

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