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...
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Certainly it was a blow. He had had such a good spring. He's a key cog to this whole club.
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We're hopeful that in 2006 he will be the all-time saves leader. It's certainly within his grasp. I won't be surprised if he surpasses the 500 mark and goes to Cooperstown as one of the few relievers there.
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This is certainly a big night in San Diego. I can't put into words what it means to the community, his teammates and the minor-league players we have in our system.
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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.
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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.
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We lose a little bit of leverage now. People realize he doesn't quite fit for us. It ties our hands a little bit.
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We feel we have a lot of depth at both corner spots. We think we'll improve our production at the corners.
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We felt we had a chance to compete based on the rest of the division,
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The smell of champagne in a clubhouse is a great thing, ... regardless of how you get there.
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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.
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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.