AGrizzlyBaer Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2323116The Cincinnati Reds are likely to name Jim Beattie as their new general manager this week, the Dayton Daily News reported Wednesday.An announcement is expected in the coming days, two sources close to the situation told the newspaper.New owner Bob Castellini fired incumbent general manager Dan O'Brien on Jan. 23. O'Brien was entering his third season as general manager and had a year to go on his contract.Castellini brought in Beattie as a special adviser in January.Beattie became the Orioles' executive vice president of baseball operations in December 2002 but was replaced this fall by his top aide, Mike Flanagan. He also spent time as Expos general manager and won a World Series ring as a right-hander for the 1978 Yankees.Reds baseball operations director Brad Kullman served as interim general manager and was among nine candidates interviewed for the job.Castellini began reorganizing the Reds' front office a day after the sale was approved. He put chief operating officer John Allen in charge of business operations, with the general manager reporting to Castellini. Under previous owner Carl Lindner, the general manager reported to Allen.It was a prelude to change. Castellini said the next general manager will decide if more change is needed."I'm not going to get more involved operationally," he said. "We're going to hire a general manager and he's going to assess his personnel."Reds manager Jerry Narron is under contract through 2006, with a mutual option for 2007. Castellini expects him to manage the club this season.The Reds have been in turmoil since they moved into Great American Ball Park in 2003. General manager Jim Bowden and manager Bob Boone were fired midway through the inaugural season, with Kullman helping to fill in until O'Brien was chosen after the season.The Reds have had five consecutive losing seasons, their longest such streak in 50 years.O'Brien's top goal was to rebuild a farm system that had failed to produce pitchers during Bowden's tenure. During his two years in Cincinnati, O'Brien restructured the minor league system and imposed pitch limits to end a trend of prospects getting hurt.Reds pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Sarasota, Fla., on Feb. 16.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 ESPN is saying they hired Krivsky from Minn.....http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2323116Official Reds site also reporting Krivsky....http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/...t=.jsp&c_id=cinA good hire? He has small-market experience....Truth be told he would have been the GM back when O'Brien was hired if it weren't for the baseball genius known as Carl Lindner...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 The Reds have had five consecutive losing seasons, their longest such streak in 50 years. They just wanted to wait until the Bengals ended their crap streak to start their own. About three more of those and it's the same story all over again. I know absolutely nothing about either of these guys though. I was one of few that liked what O'Brien was doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 The Reds have had five consecutive losing seasons, their longest such streak in 50 years. They just wanted to wait until the Bengals ended their crap streak to start their own. About three more of those and it's the same story all over again. I know absolutely nothing about either of these guys though. I was one of few that liked what O'Brien was doing.Unfortunately O'Brien's effect in the minors may take awhile to see....and may get obscured by future deals...His last deal may define him....was the trade of Casey good or bad in the long run....depends on Dave Williams performance....Welcome Wayne Krivsky....I wouldn't mind working for Castellini.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGrizzlyBaer Posted February 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 haha well they changed that fast. but i like the guy from the twins being hired as well. helped build a team through scouting and the draft up there, hopefully he can do so here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalindian Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Interesting. ESPN got it wrong the first time. I think Castellini and Co. are going to begin to show their mark right away, and Krivsky is going to be great for the Reds. I didn't mind Dan O'Brien, but a change was needed, and they got it. Now let's see what they can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Interesting. ESPN got it wrong the first time.ESPN referenced Hal McCoy's DDN article about it. Hal got the info from some people inside the front office. Just bad intel I guess..Either way, this is a good day for Reds baseball... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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