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By Adam Bernacchio 10. Kevin Towers and J.P. Ricciardi Were Let Go 6. The Detroit Tigers Suffered an Epic Collapse Cliff Lee has carried the Philadelphia Phillies pitching staff throughout October. Major League Baseball just can’t win. It’s always something.

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By Doug Miller and Thomas Harding The Padres officially tabbed 35-year-old Red Sox assistant general manager Jed Hoyer as its new GM, replacing Kevin Towers, who held the post for 14 seasons. Padres name Hoyer as new GM

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By Devon Teeple Thirty-five-year-old Jed Hoyer is to be named the newest general manager for the San Diego Padres, replacing Kevin Towers who has held the position for the past 14 seasons. What can Jed Hoyer bring to San Diego that Kevin Towers cannot? Two World Series titles, and a quantitative analysis...

By jbox CBS Sports’ baseball insider Scott Miller spent time with Hoyer recently in Anaheim. He joins Craig to talk about Hoyer’s possible move to San Diego Hoyer has worked under Boston general manager Theo Epstein since 2006 and would replace the fired Kevin Towers if the deal goes through.

By jbox Towers on the Horizon?  - The Boston Globe The Red Sox have told former Padres general manager Kevin Towers he can work for them if he wants to according to a team source. With Sox assistant GM Jed Hoyer a frontrunner to land Towers’s old job in San Diego, Towers could end up in Hoyer’s spot.

By Corey Brock The Padres have interviewed candidates to replace Kevin Towers as general manager, and the team could conclude its search before the start of the World Series on Oct. 28. Padres could soon hire new GM

By jbox For someone as strategic as Moorad to fire Kevin Towers without having another GM ready to accept the position just doesn't seem likely and frankly it would be a little irresponsible.  You might even say that if he did fire Kevin Towers without a replacement in place he might be acting like a...

By Will Rainey For example, Khalil Greene (hardly a superstar of course) accounts for a full 73 percent of all the WAR produced by San Diego Padres drafting during 2002-2008 (and I've actually heard some Jays fans suggest Kevin Towers would have been a good hire for the new GM but I digress). As a general ru...

By jbox Towers got a voice mail message from John Moores.  He'll be forever indebted for letting him sit in the GM chair for 14 years.  They are going to get coffee later.  Towers talked to Bochy too.Towers has been getting calls from GMs asking him to be an advance scout.Towers got a Rolex watch and a Padr...

By By REUTERS Kevin Towers, the longtime San Diego Padres general manager, will not return next season, Jeff Moorad, the club's chief executive, told Major League Baseball's Web site. Towers, 47, had been the team's general manager for almost 14 years. Towers told The Associated Press that he was not t...

By jbox Towers flew with the Blue Angles yesterday.  "It was an incredible experience."  He didn't barf.The Padres are finding ways to win each and every night.  The young players are no longer in survival mode, they believe they can play in the big leagues.  "This has been one of the better bunches I'v...

By Al amp;lt;p><strong>LAS VEGAS</strong> -- In the midst of attempting to work out a complicated multi-team deal with Padres GM Kevin Towers involving Jake Peavy, Jim Hendry woke up this morning to find out that he had traded himself to the Tampa Bay...

By Administrator ————————————- ————————————– San Diego pitcher Jake Peavy has again stated that he will not accept a trade to an American League club. On the heals of that news, Padres GM Kevin Towers told reporters that Peavy would either be dealt to the Chicago Cubs or not at all.

INSIDE PITCH The Padres appear to be in total free-fall, although little official news comes out of the club these days. Kevin Towers, once the most open and personable of general managers, has become a "no comment" machine. And owner John Moores has all but disappeared from the public as qu...

By jbox XX Sports Radio: Kevin Towers Interview Peavy trade talk has slowed down.  The Pads are focused on the Cubs right now.  The Cubs are going to have to get a couple extra clubs involved.There was momentum with Atlanta but that stopped so the Pads have to start all over again.  The Cubs are missing t...

By jbox XX Sports Radio: Kevin Towers Interview Towers talks fantasy football.  Boooooring!Towers plans on having some discussions about Peavy but doesn't anticipate making a deal in the next two or three days.Peavy may look like a pretty good bargain with C.C. Sabathia possibly going for $30 mil...

By jbox Towers has talked to Khalil Greene a couple times since the grievance was filed.  Khalil is still rehabbing.  "Khalil is an introvert, not a man of many words." KT doesn't think the relationship has been tarnished by any means.The Padres will have the coaching staff in place by the end of the mo...

By Rich Campbell It’s well documented that I am a fan of Kevin Towers and Sandy Alderson.  I think the Padres are as talented in the fron office as any team in baseball.  Add De Podesta and Chief and the scouting staff and we’re pretty stacked.  So what happened in 2008?

By jbox Minor League talkNobody has given KT the budget number.  He expects to get it in the next few weeks.  It will below this years low 70's.The Padres are in a much better situation than they were after the 2003 98 loss team.The hitting coach and batting coach will come with a knowledge of the Padres s...

By jbox The Padres are leaning towards bringing back Giles.  Stronger rotation, stronger bullpen and stronger bench are the priorities.Towers likes the Cubs over the Dodgers.  Cubs and Philidelphia in the NL. Angels over the Red Sox.Angels / Cubs World Series.  Angels win the World Series.

By Axion KT is in San Diego. Scott's pissed about the phone line. KT doesn't know what the budget will be like next year. Giles wasn't interested in the Red Sox so they didn't even get to talk about players. KT thinks the leak came from the clubhouse. This off season, he, Sandy, and John will get together and...

By jbox Never played well in St. Louis. Tough and frustrating to watch. Can't get the one big hit to separate from the opposition. The 4A players are helping and hurting the team. Through injuries they are able to see if they want to commit to some of these young players. Hoping to get CY back in a couple week...

The Pitch’s Brandon Rosage takes his case to Ducksnorts.com’s Geoff Young in the Padres edition of the program’s 30-team 2008 MLB Season Preview. Young answers questions about the attention GM Kevin Towers has paid to San Diego’s flat offensive production at Petco Park, after the team sc...