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Walt Jocketty, GM, Cincinnati Reds
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Reds | Not discussing trade for Matthews
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:56:21 -0700
Jonathan Mayo, of MLB.com, reports Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty refuted a report that the team was discussing a trade for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim OF Gary Matthews Jr.
Reds | Not discussing Bonds
Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:27:41 -0800
FOXSports.com reports the Cincinnati Reds are not discussing the possibility of signing free-agent OF Barry Bonds (Giants), according to general manager Walt Jocketty.
Reds | Have talked with Wigginton
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:01:04 -0800
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Reds have talked with free-agent 3B Ty Wigginton (Astros), according to general manager Walt Jocketty. Jocketty stated that Wigginton and his agent are becoming desperate, but the Reds are only interested in signing him as a bench player.
Reds | Talked with Gonzo weeks ago
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:00:39 -0800
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Reds last talked with free-agent OF Luis Gonzalez (Marlins) several weeks ago, according to general manager Walt Jocketty.
Reds | Gonzalez cleared for spring workouts
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:55:02 -0800
Updating previous reports, Cincinnati Reds SS Alex Gonzalez (knee) has been given the green light to participate fully in all team drills, when the team reports to spring training next month, according to The Associated Press. Dr. Timothy Kremchek, the Reds' medical director, examined Gonzalez in Miami Saturday, Jan. 24, and general manager Walt Jocketty said the team was pleased with his progress after undergoing a series of tests and agility drills.
Reds | Gomes to compete in left field
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:08:55 -0800
The Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay reports Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said OF Jonny Gomes will compete with OFs Chris Dickerson and Norris Hopper for playing time in left field.
Reds | Will not pursue Wigginton
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:36:48 -0800
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Reds will not pursue free-agent 3B Ty Wigginton (Astros), according to general manager Walt Jocketty.
Reds | Encarnacion to stay at third
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:36:25 -0800
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports Cincinnati Reds 3B Edwin Encarnacion will not be moved to left field next season, according to general manager Walt Jocketty.
Reds | Did not sign Hairston to play shortstop
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:57:16 -0800
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Reds did not re-sign OF Jerry Hairston Jr. to be the team's everyday shortstop, according to general manager Walt Jocketty. Jocketty indicated that Hairston will mainly play left field.
Reds | Talking Nady, Swisher?
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:53:00 -0800
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Reds have talked with the New York Yankees about possibly trading for either OF Xavier Nady or OF Nick Swisher, according to Reds general manager Walt Jocketty.
Reds | Votto not on trading block
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:31:16 -0800
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports Cincinnati Reds 1B Joey Votto is not available to be traded, according to general manager Walt Jocketty.
Reds | Optimistic about re-signing Hairston
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:47:04 -0800
Hal McCoy, of the Dayton Daily News, reports the Cincinnati Reds are still optimistic that they can re-sign OF Jerry Hairston Jr., according to general manager Walt Jocketty. If Hairston is re-signed he will likely play some left field.
Reds | Talks not progressing with Baldelli
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:51:21 -0800
Mark Sheldon, of MLB.com, reports the Cincinnati Reds discussions with free-agent OF Rocco Baldelli (Rays) have not made much progress, according to general manager Walt Jocketty.
Reds | Not expecting moves until after Christmas
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:43:19 -0800
Mark Sheldon, of MLB.com, reports the Cincinnati Reds are not expected to make any moves until after Christmas, according to general manager Walt Jocketty.
Reds | Burrell might be out of reach
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:55:11 -0800
Hal McCoy, of the Dayton Daily News, reports free-agent OF Pat Burrell (Phillies) might be out of the Cincinnati Reds' reach, according to general manager Walt Jocketty.
MLB | Hairston speaking with three teams
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:48:02 -0800
Hal McCoy, of the Dayton Daily News, reports free-agent OF Jerry Hairston Jr. (Reds) is speaking with three teams, including the Cincinnati Reds. Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said talks with Hairston were slow during the Winter Meetings last week but talks could heat up now that the meetings are over.
Reds | Interested in Taveras
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:08:08 -0800
Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty has contacted the agent for free-agent OF Willy Taveras (Rockies), according to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. "I let him know there's interest," Jocketty said. "We think he could fill that center field/leadoff role."
Reds | Interested in Wigginton
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:55:00 -0800
The Cincinnati Reds are interested in free-agent IF/OF Ty Wigginton (Astros), even though there is not an opening for him at his natural position of third base, according to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. General manager Walt Jocketty said they could consider moving 3B Edwin Encarnacion to left field if Wigginton is signed.
Reds | Team unlikely to sign Wood
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:22:13 -0800
The Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay reports the Cincinnati Reds are unlikely to sign CL Kerry Wood (Cubs), according to general manager Walt Jocketty.
White Sox | Financial hurdles in way of Dye deal to Reds
Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:52:28 -0800
Updating an ongoing story, The Chicago Tribune's Mark Gonzales reports any deal involving Chicago White Sox OF Jermaine Dye and the Cincinnati Reds is complicated by financial matters, according to team sources. Dye will earn $11.5 million in 2009, with a mutual option for $12 million in 2010 that includes a $1 million buyout. Reds general manager Walt Jocketty confirmed to the Cincinnati Enquirer that he had talked to the White Sox about "some players, but nothing is close."
Reds | Team had brief talks with Furcal
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:39:54 -0800
The Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay reports Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty had brief discussions with the representation of free-agent SS Rafael Furcal (Dodgers).
Reds | Volquez will not be dealt
Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:42:08 -0800
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Reds will not trade SP Edinson Volquez in the offseason, according to general manager Walt Jocketty.
Reds | Cueto will not be dealt
Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:37:27 -0800
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Reds will not trade SP Johnny Cueto in the offseason, according to general manager Walt Jocketty.
Reds | Will not pursue Greene
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:26:28 -0800
Mark Sheldon, of MLB.com, reports the Cincinnati Reds will not be pursuing a trade for San Diego Padres SS Khalil Greene, according to general manager Walt Jocketty. However, the Reds are expected to pursue other shortstops, in case SS Alex Gonzalez (knee) is unable to play.
Reds | Team may look at Mulder
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:35:43 -0700
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Reds will at least explore signing SP Mark Mulder, whose option was turned down by the St. Louis Cardinals last week. "I've got to see what the medical situation is," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said. "I traded for him and re-signed him. I obviously liked him."
Reds | Make offer to Hairston
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:33:08 -0700
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Reds have made an offer to OF Jerry Hairston Jr., according to general manager Walt Jocketty. Hairston will become a free agent after the World Series.
Reds | Make offer to Weathers
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:27:43 -0700
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Reds have made an offer to RP David Weathers, according to general manager Walt Jocketty. Weathers will become a free agent after the World Series.
Reds | Jocketty has no plans to clean house
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:17:00 -0700
John Fay, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty has no plans to clean house, despite a published report that said he had plans to clean house that included OF Ken Griffey Jr., OF Adam Dunn, OF Ryan Freel and SP Bronson Arroyo. "I don't know where that came from," Jocketty said. "First of all, I would have never said clean house. It's not necessary. There's a strong possibility we'll have everyone till the end of the year. Dusty (Baker) and I haven't been here that long. We're still evaluating the team. We haven't had the luxury of seeing everyone over a long period of time."
Reds | Walker named special assistant
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:01:22 -0700
The Cincinnati Reds have hired former major league P Jerry Walker as a special assistant for player personnel to general manager Walt Jocketty, reports The Associated Press.
Reds | Jocketty named GM
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:29:34 -0700
ESPNews reports the Cincinnati Reds promoted Walt Jocketty to general manager.
Reds | Team hires Jocketty
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:10:27 -0800
John Fay, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Reds have hired former St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty to serve as special advisor President and CEO Bob Castellini.
Reds | Jocketty considering CEO job
Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:21:08 -0700
Hal McCoy, of the Dayton Daily News, reports the Cincinnati Reds have offered former St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty the job of CEO. If he does come to Cincinnati, Jocketty would likely be in charge of baseball operations.
Cardinals | Rift with Luhnow led to Jocketty's exit
Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:18:05 -0700
Updating previous items, the Associated Press' R.B. Fallstrom reports ex-St. Louis Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty's exit from the team was precipitated by a growing rift in the front office over philosophical differences between Jocketty and vice president in charge of amateur scouting and player development Jeff Luhnow, according to Cardinals chief executive officer Bill DeWitt Jr. Luhnow has been a proponent of using statistical and mathematical analysis of baseball players using a Sabermetrics-like approach.
Cardinals | Jocketty out as general manager
Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:10:53 -0700
Bernie Miklasz, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports the St. Louis Cardinals and general manager Walt Jocketty have "parted ways," according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Assistant general manager John Mozeliak has been named interim general manager and is a candidate for the position.
Pirates | Jocketty may be CEO candidate
Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:10:39 -0700
According to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Paul Meyer, the Pittsburgh Pirates do not have a complete list of candidates for their soon-to-be vacant CEO position, but it's possible St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty is or will be on it. "I can't comment on that," Jocketty said. "It's the first I've heard of it."
Cardinals | Alcohol banned in clubhouse
Sat, 05 May 2007 03:32:52 -0700
The St. Louis Cardinals have banned alcohol from the clubhouse, five days after the alcohol-related death of RP Josh Hancock, according to the Associated Press. General manager Walt Jocketty did not consult players before making the decision, but manager Tony La Russa said the move was largely symbolic, since players don't drink much in the clubhouse anyway.
Cardinals | Eckstein talks appear stalled
Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:31:37 -0700
According to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, talks on a new contract for St. Louis Cardinals SS David Eckstein appear to have stalled temporarily, but general manager Walt Jocketty insists Eckstein is in the team's long-term plans. "We'd love to have him back," Jocketty said. "He wants to come back. It's just a matter of at some point sitting down and trying to work something out."
Cardinals | Weaver decision expected shortly
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:48:38 -0800
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports the St. Louis Cardinals are likely to learn in the next few days whether their offer to re-sign free-agent SP Jeff Weaver will be accepted. General manager Walt Jocketty and agent Scott Boras furthered their negotiations with the club apparently tweaking the contract's average annual value while holding firm on its two-year framework.
Cardinals | Team has no interest in Bonds
Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:54:45 -0800
MLB.com's Barry Bloom reports St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty said the team has no interest in free agent OF Barry Bonds despite published reports of the Cardinals wanting to talk to him.
Cardinals | Spiezio re-signs
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:35:33 -0800
The Associated Press reports the St. Louis Cardinals re-signed utilityman Scott Spiezio to a two-year, $4.5 million contract with an option for 2009. "You hear the term winning player," Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty said in a statement. "Scott showed once again why he has been tabbed with such a label. Scott's leadership, versatility and production in the clutch are such strong qualities."
Cardinals | Jocketty's contract extended
Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:12:08 -0700
The St. Louis Cardinals have extended the contract of general manager Walt Jocketty through the 2008 season, according to USAToday.com.
Cardinals | Team to talk contracts during season
Tue, 04 Apr 2006 16:57:53 -0700
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold reports St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty will break away from his desired method of not talking about contract extensions during the season because the team has so many pending free agents.
Cardinals | Brass absent Friday
Sat, 25 Mar 2006 11:20:56 -0800
Cardinals.MLB.com's Matthew Leach reports St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, general manager Walt Jocketty and head trainer Barry Weinberg were absent from camp Friday to attend Weinberg's mother's funeral.
Cardinals | Burnett Meets with La Russa and Jocketty
Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:42:51 -0800
MLB.com's Matthew Leach reports free agent SP A.J. Burnett (Marlins) and his agent have met with St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and GM Walt Jocketty in South Florida. Burnett's agent, Derek Braunecker, said it was a get-to-know-each-other meeting and no specific contract terms were discussed.
Cardinals | Team Looking at Outfielders
Mon, 07 Nov 2005 05:22:52 -0800
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty confirmed he's interested in free agent OFs Brian Giles (Padres) and Jacque Jones (Twins). He's also looking to gauge the availability of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim OFs Steve Finley and Darin Erstad; and Cincinnati Reds OFs Austin Kearns and Adam Dunn.
Cardinals | More on Jocketty Deal
Thu, 03 Feb 2005 10:21:53 -0800
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty's three-year deal is worth close to $3 million.
Cardinals | Jocketty Signed
Wed, 02 Feb 2005 14:26:13 -0800
The Sports Network reports the St. Louis Cardinals signed senior vice president/general manager Walt Jocketty to a three-year contract extension through the 2007 season. "As a general manager, and a baseball man, I couldn't be more pleased with the situation I have right now," Jocketty said. "It can not be emphasized enough how wonderful Cardinals fans are and how truly devoted they are to their team. In addition, I want everyone to know how fortunate we are to have an ownership group that is so supportive of our attempts to build a winning team for St. Louis."
Cardinals | Jocketty Speaks on Mulder Acquisition
Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:53:09 -0800
Updating a previous item, Janie McCauley, of the Associated Press, reports St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty is glad to have SP Mark Mulder on hand after acquiring him in a deal for P Dan Haren, P Kiko Calero and minor league C Daric Barton. "We're extremely excited to have obtained a pitcher of Mark's caliber," said Jocketty. "He is the top of the rotation-type pitcher we've been working hard to obtain this offseason. It was difficult to part with the three players we traded but to acquire someone like Mulder we felt that this deal worked for us in several ways."
Cardinals | Jocketty: No Truth To Hudson Trade - Yet
Fri, 10 Dec 2004 02:26:17 -0800
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty vigorously denied a trade had already been made to bring Oakland Athletics SP Tim Hudson to St. Louis. Jocketty did say he and Athletics GM Billy Beane have been talking about members of Oakland's staff, however.
Cardinals | Owners Want La Russa, Jocketty Back
Fri, 09 Jul 2004 13:21:27 -0700
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Bernie Miklasz reports St. Louis Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt wants Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and general manager Walt Jocketty back next season. La Russa is in the last year of his contract. "We have an ongoing dialogue with Tony and we hope he continues as our manager," DeWitt said. "Historically, he hasn't been interested in talking about his contract at midseason. He prefers to wait until the end of the year. I would hope and expect he'd be back next year."
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