Wayne Krivsky
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Wayne Krivsky is the Special Assistant to the GM of Major League Baseball's
New York Mets
franchise.
, where he played baseball for three years. He graduated in with a degree in management science.
Krivsky has spent the last 27 years in baseball — from front office executive to scouting. His first major league job was working in the ticket department of the Texas Rangers
. When businessman Bob Castellini purchased majority ownership of the Reds, he hired Krivsky, who soon began rebuilding baseball's oldest franchise.
The most prominent transactions Krivsky made during spring training were the acquisition of Boston
right-handed pitcher
Bronson Arroyo
for outfield
er Wily Mo Peña
and the signing of free agent
catcher
David Ross
. Arroyo made the All-Star team his first year in Cincinnati. Another significant Krivsky trade brought former Cleveland Indians
infielder Brandon Phillips
to the Reds for a player to be named later and cash. Phillips has been a two-time Gold Glove winner at Second Base and was an All Star in 2010. Another trade brought former Mariners
closer Eddie Guardado
to the Reds for minor league right-hander Travis Chick
.
On June 28, , the contracts of Wayne Krivsky and field manager Jerry Narron
were extended through 2008.
The most controversial trade of Krivsky's tenure was the deal struck on July 13, 2006, that sent outfield
er Austin Kearns
, shortstop
Felipe López
, and minor league
right-hander Ryan Wagner
to the Washington Nationals
for right-hander Gary Majewski
, left-hander Bill Bray
, veteran shortstop Royce Clayton
and minor-leaguers Brendan Harris
and Daryl Thompson
, an infielder and right-handed pitcher, respectively. Jim Bowden
, the Nationals' general manager, held that capacity with the Reds from -. Said Krivsky: "We had to upgrade the bullpen. You can see by the price we paid what the market is. 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."
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 (the time of the trade). He was placed on the 15-day Disabled list the same day, and the Reds' Front Office cried foul. A formal grievance was filed; however, the league did not act upon it and was later dropped by the Reds after Walt Jocketty took over as General Manager.
On April 23, 2008, 21 games into the regular season, Krivsky was fired from his position as General Manager and replaced by Walt Jocketty
. On June 20, 2008, Krivsky was hired by the New York Mets
as a Major League Scout till the end of the season.
On November 26, 2008 the Orioles announced that they hired Krivsky as Special Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations. His duties are to include scouting, contracts and other baseball administration responsibilities. During his time at Baltimore, he played a key role in the trade of catcher
Ramón Hernández
to Krivsky's former team, the Reds, in return for utility player Ryan Freel
, along with minor league infielders Justin Turner
and Brandon Waring. On November 30, 2009 the Mets hired Krivsky as Special Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations.
In 2011, Krivsky was hired by the Twins, as a special assistant to the GM.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
franchise.
Biography
Wayne Krivsky attended Duke UniversityDuke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, where he played baseball for three years. He graduated in with a degree in management science.
Krivsky has spent the last 27 years in baseball — from front office executive to scouting. His first major league job was working in the ticket department of the Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
. When businessman Bob Castellini purchased majority ownership of the Reds, he hired Krivsky, who soon began rebuilding baseball's oldest franchise.
The most prominent transactions Krivsky made during spring training were the acquisition of Boston
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
right-handed pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
Bronson Arroyo
Bronson Arroyo
Bronson Anthony Arroyo , is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and an aspiring musician. He has previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates between 2000 and 2002 and Boston Red Sox from 2003 to 2005...
for outfield
Outfield
The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield...
er Wily Mo Peña
Wily Mo Peña
Wily Modesto Peña is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball...
and the signing of free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
David Ross
David Ross (catcher)
David Wade Ross is an American professional baseball player who has been a catcher for eight Major League Baseball seasons. Ross played college baseball for Auburn University and the University of Florida, and participated in two College World Series. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers,...
. Arroyo made the All-Star team his first year in Cincinnati. Another significant Krivsky trade brought former Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
infielder Brandon Phillips
Brandon Phillips
Brandon Emil Phillips is a second baseman for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. The Raleigh, North Carolina native was selected in the second round of the 1999 draft by the former Montreal Expos after signing a letter of intent to play both baseball and football at the University of Georgia...
to the Reds for a player to be named later and cash. Phillips has been a two-time Gold Glove winner at Second Base and was an All Star in 2010. Another trade brought former Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
closer Eddie Guardado
Eddie Guardado
Edward Adrian Guardado is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Throughout his career, Guardado had played with the Minnesota Twins , Seattle Mariners , Cincinnati Reds , and the Rangers .His common nickname is "Everyday Eddie", a testament to his durable arm during his first stint with the...
to the Reds for minor league right-hander Travis Chick
Travis Chick
Travis Cole Chick is an American Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.-Career:Chick was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 14th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft...
.
On June 28, , the contracts of Wayne Krivsky and field manager Jerry Narron
Jerry Narron
Jerry Austin Narron is a former Major League Baseball catcher and manager. He currently serves as the bench coach of the Milwaukee Brewers. During an 8-year playing career, he played from 1979–1987 for three different teams...
were extended through 2008.
The most controversial trade of Krivsky's tenure was the deal struck on July 13, 2006, that sent outfield
Outfield
The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield...
er Austin Kearns
Austin Kearns
Austin Ryan Kearns is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent.-Cincinnati Reds:...
, shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
Felipe López
Felipe López (baseball player)
Felipe López is a Puerto Rican professional baseball infielder who is a free agent.-High school career:...
, and minor league
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
right-hander Ryan Wagner
Ryan Wagner
Ryan Scott Wagner is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and the Washington Nationals.-Early life:...
to the Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...
for right-hander Gary Majewski
Gary Majewski
-Career:Majewski graduated in 1998 from St. Pius X High School in Houston, where he was unanimously selected for Houston Player of the Year for his achievement of maintaining a 1.64 ERA and a 14-3 record. With that, he led his team to the state championship in Class 5A TAPPS.In the majors, Majewski...
, left-hander Bill Bray
Bill Bray
William Paul "Bill" Bray , is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary...
, veteran shortstop Royce Clayton
Royce Clayton
Royce Spencer Clayton is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and occasional actor.-Baseball career:Clayton was born in Burbank, California. He was drafted out of St...
and minor-leaguers Brendan Harris
Brendan Harris
Brendan Michael Harris Brendan Michael Harris Brendan Michael Harris (born August 26, 1980 in Albany, New York is a Major League Baseball utility infielder who is a free agent.Brendan grew up in Queensbury, New York and led the Spartans to the 1998 State Baseball Tournament. He graduated from the...
and Daryl Thompson
Daryl Thompson
Daryl Marcelus Thompson is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball....
, an infielder and right-handed pitcher, respectively. Jim Bowden
Jim Bowden
-Early life and career:Bowden was born in Boston, MA and raised in Weston, Massachusetts and Boothbay Harbor, ME. He graduated from Rollins College in 1983 with a B.A. degree in Communications and Business Administration. He was the Sports Director at the College radio station as well doing the...
, the Nationals' general manager, held that capacity with the Reds from -. Said Krivsky: "We had to upgrade the bullpen. You can see by the price we paid what the market is. 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."
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 (the time of the trade). He was placed on the 15-day Disabled list the same day, and the Reds' Front Office cried foul. A formal grievance was filed; however, the league did not act upon it and was later dropped by the Reds after Walt Jocketty took over as General Manager.
On April 23, 2008, 21 games into the regular season, Krivsky was fired from his position as General Manager and replaced by Walt Jocketty
Walt Jocketty
Walt Jocketty is the General Manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he attended the University of Minnesota where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. He was previously the General Manager of the St...
. On June 20, 2008, Krivsky was hired by the New York Mets
METS
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as a Major League Scout till the end of the season.
On November 26, 2008 the Orioles announced that they hired Krivsky as Special Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations. His duties are to include scouting, contracts and other baseball administration responsibilities. During his time at Baltimore, he played a key role in the trade of catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
Ramón Hernández
Ramón Hernández
Ramón José Hernández Marin is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher who plays for the Colorado Rockies. Previously, he played with the Oakland Athletics , San Diego Padres , Baltimore Orioles , and Cincinnati Reds .-Career:Hernández is a career .263 hitter with 144 home runs, 651 RBI, and 455...
to Krivsky's former team, the Reds, in return for utility player Ryan Freel
Ryan Freel
Ryan Paul Freel is a retired baseball utility player. He played second base, third base, and all three outfield positions.-MLB career:...
, along with minor league infielders Justin Turner
Justin Turner
Justin "Red" Matthew Turner is a Major League Baseball infielder for the New York Mets.-Early life:...
and Brandon Waring. On November 30, 2009 the Mets hired Krivsky as Special Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations.
In 2011, Krivsky was hired by the Twins, as a special assistant to the GM.