Larry Doughty was the general manager of the

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team, from 1989 to 1991. Doughty then became a scout for the

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, becoming scouting supervisor and later Scouting Director for the Reds from 1983 to 1987. He joined the Pittsburgh Pirates as assistant general manager to

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, along with Cincinnati associate

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as his head scout. Doughty replaced Thrift as general manager of the Pirates on November 7, 1988 due to conflict between Thrift and the ownership group. The Pirates won division titles in Doughty's third and fourth years, with new additions

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, Zane Smith and

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. He was criticized, though, for the loss of top prospects like

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(on a waiver error) and

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(for Smith), hurting the farm system. In 1992, the club's new president, Mark Sauer, replaced Doughty with

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. Doughty was a special assistant to the GM for the

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in 1993. He was the farm director for the

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in 1996 and a VP for player personnel in 1998. In 1999-2000, Doughty was a special assistant to the GM of the

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References

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