Kevin Towers
Kevin Towers
Kevin S. Towersis an American executive in Major League Baseball. He served as the General Manager of the San Diego Padres from 1995 to 2009 and for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2010 to 2014...
screw
No, I'm just superstitious. Very superstitious, ... The way I look at it, he's been successful. We've been successful. I've been successful. So why screw with it?
front jersey name pitches
He pitches for the name on the front of the jersey and not on the back. And you don't see that too often.
adverse handled himself
The way he handled himself during adverse times, his poise, man, there's not many like him.
boston match regarding trade
I don't know if we match up on a trade with Boston regarding Wells.
brian disabled innings looked spent time
Brian spent little time on the disabled list. We looked at 200 innings and at least 30 starts.
calming came leadership remained rough tough
During rough times and tough times his leadership came out, ... He could have been volatile, but he was a calming influence. He remained strong.
champagne clubhouse great regardless smell
The smell of champagne in a clubhouse is a great thing, ... regardless of how you get there.
atlanta braves competition fortunate good louis people prove time year
Let's relax, have a good time and prove that we're better than people think. We play to our competition. All year long, we've done that. The Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals, if we're fortunate enough to get there, I don't think they're going to take us lightly.
adversity faced game learn player
He's had to learn in the big leagues, which is tough. He's faced probably as much adversity as any young player in the game is going to face.
effective handle improved outfield pitcher
He's a fly-ball pitcher who should be effective in our ballpark, especially with our improved outfield defense. He can handle the bat, too.
becomes draft guys mentally money performance spent tough
Sometimes with guys like him and Burroughs, there's much more pressure, being in the organization that spent a lot of money on them and made them No. 1 draft picks. If the performance isn't there, it becomes tough mentally for them.
anybody everyday force game hard offensive player plays single solid somebody tremendous
He is a tremendous everyday player who's an offensive force and a solid defender. He's somebody that plays the game as hard as anybody in the game and you can write him in the lineup every single day.
decision options
I think those are the options and the decision is going to come soon.
certainly chance club gamble price rule worth
He certainly was worth a $50,000 gamble (the price of a Rule 5 claim). He'll get a chance to make our club in some capacity.