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...
chopped criticism critics-and-criticism easy guy guys heard offense plan
Ramon is not an easy guy to replace. We plan to get our offense elsewhere. I've heard the criticism about our catching. These guys are not chopped liver.
borders diligence due figured good guy helping job might somewhat talk
I just didn't think Olivo would be available. I thought Borders might be a guy they would talk about. But they said Borders was doing a good job of helping their young pitching. They said they would talk about Olivo. I was somewhat surprised, but I figured I might do my due diligence and find out why this guy might be available.
bases bat certainly damage guy lack maybe overrated regardless stolen throwing
I certainly feel, regardless of his numbers, that this guy is going to do enough damage with his bat that will make up for maybe his lack of throwing arm. I do feel that stolen bases are a very overrated stat.
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.
bring guy home improvement next
Hey, want me to bring some brats over for the 'cue? It was right out of Home Improvement , with the guy next door.
center corner great guy happened knew opportunity outfield provided year
It just happened that we had more of a need in center field. We all knew 'X' can play. Certainly, this would have been the year that would have provided a great opportunity to play one of the corner positions. But in this outfield here, we thought it was more important to go get a guy who can play center field.
guys happy leagues three
All three of these guys are guys who can get to the big leagues in kind of a hurry. We'd be happy with any one of the three.
balance gets guy huge loose maybe might moving pick plus point release trying turn
For a guy who has that many moving parts, trying to keep your balance and the same release point is difficult. So it's a huge plus that he has command. Once he gets a better feel with that command, I think he might be able to turn it loose more and maybe pick up some velocity.
develop draft great guys homegrown middle nice someday together
It's nice to have two guys who are homegrown middle infielders who can be together for a long time. It's nice to be able to draft and develop your own. It would be great if someday they could be Trammell and Whitaker.
parting peach ways
Parting ways with Peach and Davey is difficult,
agents club credit deserves francisco good last rapport san staying three top
Ned deserves a lot of credit for what they've done in San Francisco the last 10 years, reinventing their club the way they do and always staying in the top two or three in the division. I know he's very good at negotiating contracts, has a good rapport with agents and is media-savvy.
brian chance club strengthen
I think Brian will want to know if we'll have a chance to win. He'll want to know how we're going to strengthen this club and get it back to the postseason.
bells entrance everybody great hear plan soon talks toe
No, and I don't plan to, ... Everybody talks about how great it is to hear Hell's Bells and his entrance into the game, but as soon as he is about to toe that rubber, I'm gone.
gotta
You come to St. Louis, ... you gotta bowl.