The Reds announced minutes ago that Walt Jocketty has signed through the 2014 season.
The Reds front office will have the continuity needed to build a team for long term success through the farm system. The Reds farm system started by Dan O'Brien and Wayne Krivsky has begun to produce major league players at the rate that is healthy for a smaller market franchise.
O'Brien and Krivsky's draft choices and farmhands have arrived to the point that the Reds have a prospect at every position. They are even beginning to have the happy problem of having too much depth at certain positions. Jocketty has recognized this and continued the philosophy of developing talent internally.
Jocketty has shown that he can make shrewd trades but his value to the Reds is that he has also shown patience. He has avoided the temptation of making deals for appearances. He kept his prospects when many wanted him to "over pay" to bring in veterans for the 2011 stretch run. He will not make a trade merely to show fans the team is doing something..
Jocketty has the good sense to hire, keep and trust his baseball people, who can break down a swing as opposed to relying on the statistical number crunchers that have infiltrated the game in the last 20 years.
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About Me
- Gary Schatz
- I am a freelance writer. I've covered the Cincinnati Reds, Bengals and others since 1992. I have a background in sales as well. I've sold consumer electronics, advertising and consumer package goods for companies ranging from the now defunct Circuit City to Procter&Gamble. I have worked as a stats operator for Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati, the College of Mount St. Joe and Colerain High School.
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