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...
addition baseball club exciting history league major mike name numbers record thrilled wearing written
Mike Piazza is one of the greatest-hitting catchers in the history of baseball and has his name written all over the major league record books. This is an exciting addition to our club and we are thrilled to see him add to those numbers while wearing a Padres uniform.
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We have added some great character guys, something we really lacked. We had some shared leadership last year at times from (Dave) Roberts, (Mark) Loretta and others, but it was something we really lacked. I have heard nothing but good things about Mike Cameron; he's a good guy to have in the locker room.
add depth
We're getting an experienced reliever who's pitched in the postseason and will add depth to our bullpen.
add anybody looking
I thought they were looking to add to their pitching, not give anybody up.
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He adds depth to our pitching staff, and is now returning to a division where he has enjoyed great success.
bit fit hands leverage lose people quite realize ties
We lose a little bit of leverage now. People realize he doesn't quite fit for us. It ties our hands a little bit.
both corner depth improve production
We feel we have a lot of depth at both corner spots. We think we'll improve our production at the corners.
based chance compete felt rest
We felt we had a chance to compete based on the rest of the division,
champagne clubhouse great regardless smell
The smell of champagne in a clubhouse is a great thing, ... regardless of how you get there.
leave teams
The way I look at it, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to leave (the offer) out there for other teams to beat.
adverse handled himself
The way he handled himself during adverse times, his poise, man, there's not many like him.
chance fans
Fans want to have a chance in the playoffs,
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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.
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Brian spent little time on the disabled list. We looked at 200 innings and at least 30 starts.