FROM 1-22-08 at 10:20pm: The new deal for Towers will run through 2010.
FROM 1-22-08 at 2:17pm:
According to Cot’s Baseball Contracts, Padres GM Kevin Towers is signed through 2007 with a 2008 club option. MLB.com’s Corey Brock wrote today that Towers is set to receive an extension this week.
I haven’t done any rankings but I think Towers might be the game’s best GM. Maybe I’ll do an MLBTR poll on that.