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YanksBlog.com (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Ken Davidoff reports that former Padres general manager Kevin Towers will meet with the Yankees, as well as the Mets, Red Sox and Mariners, during the winter meetings in Indianapolis. A friend of Brian Cashman, Towers is looking to join a club in ...
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Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
From Ken Davidoff : Kevin Towers, fired last month as the Padres' general manager, told ESPN that he will meet with the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox and Mariners at the winter meetings in Indianapolis and decide which team to join - in an advisory role - shortly after. The odds favor the Yankees to land Towers, 48, who is widely respected throughout the industry for the job he did in...
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MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
According to Ken Davidoff of Newsday, Ex-Padres GM Kevin Towers told ESPN he will meet with the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox and Mariners at the Winter Meetings about being hired as an advisor. “I’d like to align myself with a winning organization, someone I trust, someone I like working with,” Towers said, according to FoxSports.com. “To be [...]
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River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Ken Davidoff reported late Thursday evening that former Padres General Manager Kevin Towers will meet with the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets and Mariners at the Winter Meetings in Indianapolis. At that point, says Davidoff, the well-respected baseball mind will decide which team, if any, he will join as an adviser. Davidoff believes that, with the [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
"I consider him a close personal friend,'' Towers said at the time. "I would not be in the position I'm in now if not for Jack Zduriencik. I was an area scout in San Diego, and he took a chance on me. I didn't know him that well. It kind of surprised me. He offered me a cross-checking position with the Pirates, and I ended up cross-checking the east coast. He made me his national guy the next...
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Gaslamp Ball (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP Browse more photos » Boston Herald I hope (Hoyer) has got full rein. I hope he does. I know (former GM) Kevin Towers didn’t always have it. He’d want to do something and the CEO wouldn’t always sign off on it. "I’d like to see the team say, ‘Here’s your allowance, $40 million, $50 million, $80 million,...
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River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | yesterday
... option at DH . As expected, Johnny Damon doesn’t plan on taking a paycut . Former Padres’ GM Kevin Towers will meet with the Yanks (and others) during the winter meetings to discuss an advisory position. Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter finished second and third , respectively, behind Joe Mauer in the AL MVP voting. Jeter, meanwhile, will reportedly be named SI’s Sportsman of the Year...
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Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
... executive' is. It could be the Jays' own GM, trying to get the Red Sox involved. (via MLBTR ) Kevin Towers may join the Yanks in an advisory role - Towers, fired last month as the Padres ' general manager, told ESPN that he will meet with the Yankees, Mets , Red Sox and Mariners at the winter meetings in Indianapolis and decide which team to join - in an advisory role - shortly...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
... into the winter meetings. Meanwhile, Larry Stone at The Seattle Times wouldn't be surprised to see Kevin Towers end up with the Mariners because of his relationship with Zduriencik. Lynn Henning of The Detroit News guesses that...
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Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
... McGriff, Zeile ? Yankee Stadium voice Bob Sheppard has officially retired . Former Padres GM Kevin Towers is a hot commodity as a potential advisor . Andruw Jones will join Omar Vizquel on the White Sox . If this were the late 90s, that would be a pretty amazing middle of the field defensively. Mike Silva continues to look down on Florida baseball . In a pretty amazing story, former...
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Gaslamp Ball (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
via mlb.mlb.com View full size photo » Ex-Padres GM Towers could join Yankees as adviser Kevin Towers, fired last month as the Padres ' general manager, told ESPN that he will meet with the Yankees , Mets , Red Sox and Mariners at the winter meetings in Indianapolis and decide which team to join - in an advisory role - shortly after. Giving spirit hits close to home for Eckstein...
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Mets Today (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... “motivated”. Not long after they were relieved of their duties, we speculated here that either Kevin Towers or J.P. Ricciardi could draw interest from the Mets . Several other pundits had the same thought — and Omar Minaya supposedly reached out to him — and now it’s been reported that Towers will be meeting with the Mets (among others) during the winter meetings. Though, Towers...
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Gaslamp Ball (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... low price, and is Kyle Blanks really ready to play first full time in the majors? Former Padres GM Kevin Towers to Meet With Team Officials at Winter Meetings - MLB - NESN.com "I'd like to align myself with a winning organization, someone I trust, someone I like working with -- to be honest, preferably an American League team, just to become more familiar with that league,"...
