General Manager Kevin Towers has signed a contract extension that will keep him in San Diego through 2010 (hat tip to several readers). To celebrate, here is a high-level look at Towers’ year-by-year trading record:
Kevin Towers Trades by Year
Win Shares
Year
No
In
Out
Diff
Best
1995
2
66
14
+52
Roberts for Joyner, Dec 21
1996
8
+178
107
+71
Ausmus and Cedeno for Flaherty and Gomez, Jun 18
1997
17
144
169
-25
Lee for Brown, Dec [...]
More stuff from the land of once-upon-a-time:
Ichiro Wins MVP, Padres Recall Several Prospects, and Joyner Joins Front Office (2001). I was probably too harsh on Ichiro, but he shouldn’t have won the award. As for Wally Joyner’s hiring, here’s what I said back then:
It’s good to see the organization hiring guys like Joyner and Dave [...]
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