Little stability in Cincy

In a move that everybody could see coming from miles away (except maybe Wayne Krivsky), former St. Louis general manager Walt Jocketty was named GM of the Cincinnati Reds on April 23, replacing Krivsky.

The Reds have started 9-12. That's not a catastrophic start, but it seemed the Cincinnati management was looking for an excuse ever since hiring Jocketty was hired by the Reds in January as a special adviser.

"I fought for an hour to keep my job," Krivsky told the Associated Press. "I did not see this coming at all. I still think it's a gold mine. That's what hurts so much, not to see the job through to the end and bring that winner to Cincinnati. I've had visions of being in the clubhouse with champagne being poured all over everybody."

He didn't have much time to dream, or to turn things around for a team that hasn't been to the playoffs since 1995. Jocketty will be the fourth general manager in six years for a team that has had seven consecutive losing seasons. Dusty Baker is the fourth manager since 2003.

“Good organizations keep a lot of the same people for a period of time if they are working well together,” Baker told the Cincinnati Enquirer, “and they are good hires in the first place.”