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...
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.
mean pitcher
If we got Wells, it probably would mean a pitcher going back the other way.
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(Good defense) affects you in a lot of ways. It prevents your pitcher from throwing too many pitches in one inning. It gives your bullpen a rest because your starter may be able to go a little deeper into games. Cameron is going to save games with his glove.
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I really think the Devil Rays rushed him to the big leagues, and that set him back. He's a power pitcher with a great change-up. ... He has a world of potential, but we need to be patient with him. If we do this right, he could be a really good pitcher for us.
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Once I was able to get a pitcher who was more affordable and who we liked as good or better, the deal happened rather quickly.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.