Wayne Krivsky Quotations

We're going to see how he is after the game.

Vern's upbeat - you know the kind of guy he is. But it hits you in the gut when you hear that word.

We're still looking for a starting pitcher to add to the mix.

Pete really liked him. (Ross) is a guy who can catch, throw and handle a (pitching) staff.

He was completely on board. There wasn't a fight there.

He looks like the same guy he was a few years ago. We're trying to keep him healthy, and so far, so good. He's swinging the bat well, and he's in a good frame of mind. Everything has been positive from him. Hopefully (the injuries) are over with. He's still a definite threat. I think he'll have a great year.

We tossed around the idea of having three catchers anyway.

His strength is defense, but he has some power. He's well-respected among pitching staffs as a guy who can catch and throw and handle a staff and call the game.

He's building up his arm strength. He's getting there. He's right on schedule.

Hopefully there's one more (contract) at least beyond this one. We'll just have to see how it plays out. For the short term here, he's got a little security and we have a little cost certainty.

He was ready to come up to Triple-A, and right now we really didn't have anything for him. We put the word out that he was available a few days ago, and a few clubs responded. The Cardinals were the most persistent.

He just needs to keep building his arm strength to where he feels comfortable that he can get big league hitters out.

Ownership has been great. I can't say enough. I've really been happy with what I've been able to do.

That would be the logical thing that would happen, but I've got to make sure he got through (Monday's) game OK.

We'll see how he reacts. We'll be guided by how he feels. The bottom line is we'll do what we have to do to support Vern.

We like David Ross. He's a very good defensive catcher. It's almost like pitching - you can never have enough catching. There aren't any predetermined things here as far as the roster goes.

We thought Ross was a better fit for the club. I'm going to do my best to find a spot for Tony with another club. Hopefully, it will work out; if it doesn't he becomes a free agent.

Everything sounds good. It was a good workout for him.

At home with my wife and dogs after six weeks of spring training. That's been the last 11 opening days for me. But this one here, this is special.

It's nothing to be alarmed about. It's a matter of days.

It's tough for guys like Jacob Cruz and Brian Buchanan. Quinton McCracken has missed a lot of time and needs some at-bats, so Chris may be with us for a few days or a whole season.

Nothing will be done soon. There's no timetable here. He's on the team. He can help us win games. Just like anyone else, you have conversations and if something makes sense, you move forward. That's not just with Tony.

The last thing I want to do is put him in three days early and he's out for two months. I'm not alarmed by it at all.

I liked what I heard, very much so. We have similar backgrounds from the standpoint of, it took him many years to become a manager and it took me many years to become a general manager. So we're the kind of guys that people would look at as, we've paid our dues, so to speak.

He's very close. He's the best judge of that. The last thing I want to do is have him go out three days too early and have a setback and miss two months.

He's a quick-read guy. We're exposing him to all phases of the operation. We'll see where he fits in.

If I had something to announce, we would announce it. I can't comment on another club's player.

He's got a little bit of a reputation, but I think the fact that he hasn't played in 10 days and his whole career has been in limbo - I think he would even tell you he was a little humbled by this. Sometimes that has a way of humbling you, when you're out there and you don't have a home and you're wondering where your career is going.