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...
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.
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.
available cardinals clubs days few ready word
He was ready to come up to Triple-A, and right now we really didn't have anything for him. We put the word out that he was available a few days ago, and a few clubs responded. The Cardinals were the most persistent.
arm building feels hitters league needs strength
He just needs to keep building his arm strength to where he feels comfortable that he can get big league hitters out.
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.
exposing fits phases
He's a quick-read guy. We're exposing him to all phases of the operation. We'll see where he fits in.
fight
He was completely on board. There wasn't a fight there.
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.
announce comment
If I had something to announce, we would announce it. I can't comment on another club's player.
days early last three
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.
good sounds workout
Everything sounds good. It was a good workout for him.
days dogs home last opening six spring weeks wife
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.
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.
bottom guided line support
We'll see how he reacts. We'll be guided by how he feels. The bottom line is we'll do what we have to do to support Vern.