The Reds have hired three top-notch front office people with the addition of Cam Bonifay, Mike Squires and Jamie Quirk -- all people from general manager Walt Jocketty's past.
Bonifay and Squires will become special assistants to the general manager, and Quirk will be a pro scout with additional duties as directed by Jocketty. Bonifay, a former general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, was hired by Jocketty in 2006 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Before that Bonifay worked five years for the Tampa Bay Rays, "helping to put together that young team that played in the World Series," Jocketty said. "He is an excellent baseball person."
Quirk comes from the Colorado Rockies.
"He played for me when I was in Oakland and I've followed his career," Jocketty said. "He is a good baseball man. He'll be a pro scout, but we'll have him at spring training and we'll also have him doing some field work."
Squires was a long-time associate with Jocketty during his days with the Cardinals and is highly respected in the industry.
