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I know there's a seperate GM Search thread, but found this online and thought it seemed rather interesting.
Towers-Bochy to desert the Padres for the Desert?
By Tom Krasovic
STAFF WRITER
October 20, 2005
Kevin Towers, the Padres' general manager since late 1995, officially became a candidate for the GM job of the rival Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday when Padres CEO Sandy Alderson gave Arizona permission to interview him.
Allowing a rival club to interview one's GM isn't standard practice in the industry, but the move was widely expected, and nudging Towers to the desert could free up Alderson, enlisted in April by club chairman John Moores as a minority owner and CEO.
As GM of the Oakland A's, Alderson introduced statistical methods, popularized in the best-selling book "Moneyball" and implemented later by his protege, Billy Beane, that later became hugely dollar-efficient.
Neither Alderson nor Towers returned phone calls yesterday.
The financial components are also significant. Towers, whose 10-season run with one club is third-longest among the National League's active GMs, is guaranteed more than $1 million in both 2006 and 2007 as part of the extension given him in March 2002 by then-CEO Bob Vizas and Moores. Salary savings for the Padres could exceed $1 million if Alderson becomes either the GM or the de facto GM.
The fallout of Towers leaving could have other ripple effects. Manager Bruce Bochy, whose 11-season run with one club is second in the NL to Atlanta's Bobby Cox, is guaranteed close to $2 million in each of the next two seasons. If Towers were to take Bochy with him, the savings could reach seven figures.
Statistically driven front offices are less inclined to spend so much on managers. Terry Francona, for example, signed a three-year, $1.65 million pact with Boston entering the 2004 season.
Towers-Bochy to desert the Padres for the Desert?
By Tom Krasovic
STAFF WRITER
October 20, 2005
Kevin Towers, the Padres' general manager since late 1995, officially became a candidate for the GM job of the rival Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday when Padres CEO Sandy Alderson gave Arizona permission to interview him.
Allowing a rival club to interview one's GM isn't standard practice in the industry, but the move was widely expected, and nudging Towers to the desert could free up Alderson, enlisted in April by club chairman John Moores as a minority owner and CEO.
As GM of the Oakland A's, Alderson introduced statistical methods, popularized in the best-selling book "Moneyball" and implemented later by his protege, Billy Beane, that later became hugely dollar-efficient.
Neither Alderson nor Towers returned phone calls yesterday.
The financial components are also significant. Towers, whose 10-season run with one club is third-longest among the National League's active GMs, is guaranteed more than $1 million in both 2006 and 2007 as part of the extension given him in March 2002 by then-CEO Bob Vizas and Moores. Salary savings for the Padres could exceed $1 million if Alderson becomes either the GM or the de facto GM.
The fallout of Towers leaving could have other ripple effects. Manager Bruce Bochy, whose 11-season run with one club is second in the NL to Atlanta's Bobby Cox, is guaranteed close to $2 million in each of the next two seasons. If Towers were to take Bochy with him, the savings could reach seven figures.
Statistically driven front offices are less inclined to spend so much on managers. Terry Francona, for example, signed a three-year, $1.65 million pact with Boston entering the 2004 season.
