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...
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Pete really liked him. (Ross) is a guy who can catch, throw and handle a (pitching) staff.
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At home with my wife and dogs after six weeks of spring training. That's been the last 11 opening days for me. But this one here, this is special.
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Vern's upbeat - you know the kind of guy he is. But it hits you in the gut when you hear that word.
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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.
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He's a quick-read guy. We're exposing him to all phases of the operation. We'll see where he fits in.
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He's got a little bit of a reputation, but I think the fact that he hasn't played in 10 days and his whole career has been in limbo - I think he would even tell you he was a little humbled by this. Sometimes that has a way of humbling you, when you're out there and you don't have a home and you're wondering where your career is going.
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If I had something to announce, we would announce it. I can't comment on another club's player.
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It's nothing to be alarmed about. It's a matter of days.
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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.
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The last thing I want to do is put him in three days early and he's out for two months. I'm not alarmed by it at all.
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That would be the logical thing that would happen, but I've got to make sure he got through (Monday's) game OK.
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Nothing will be done soon. There's no timetable here. He's on the team. He can help us win games. Just like anyone else, you have conversations and if something makes sense, you move forward. That's not just with Tony.
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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.
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He's very close. He's the best judge of that. The last thing I want to do is have him go out three days too early and have a setback and miss two months.