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...
involved matter mutual parties resolved suspension
The matter has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of all parties involved and the suspension has been lifted.
bit defense good helped ourselves quite shave
A good defense can shave a team's ERA. We think we've helped ourselves quite a bit defensively.
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.
gotta
You come to St. Louis, ... you gotta bowl.
thinking inventory sometimes
There's just not a lot of inventory, and to find a shortstop or a catcher, or a centerfielder, that you think that could stay at those positions... they're very hard to acquire. Sometimes you have to overpay for them, because of that lack of inventory.
defense pressure chance
I don’t like pitchers who walk hitters. It puts pressure on your defense. The less walks you have, the better your chances of getting through innings. More walks lead to overworking your bullpen, sometimes just by having to get somebody up, just in case.