Kevin Towers Quotes
In talking to him, he's got me excited. He really wants to show the rest of baseball he can be a real force. Certainly, he's going to be a presence in the middle of our lineup. 
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He's a fly-ball pitcher who should be effective in our ballpark, especially with our improved outfield defense. He can handle the bat, too.
- Kevin Towers
[The changes in the game are also evident in the increasingly hulking physiques of the players. The average weight of an All-Star in 1991 was 199 pounds. Last year it was 211.] We're kidding ourselves if we say this problem is not happening... Look at the before and after shots, at the size of some of these players from the '90s to now. It's a joke.
- Kevin Towers
[It may not be so easy in the future. Robert Manfred, baseball's executive vice president for labor relations and human resources, says baseball will suspend and fine repeat minor league offenders this season. The Padres have administered their own three-strikes-and-you're-out steroid policy for the past five years, though they do not test in the off-season, either.] The word's out in our organization, but the trend we're seeing is that most of the players who tested positive were in [Class] A ball, ... That tells me the problem is spreading fast. I think it's prevalent in college and high school--even before we get them.
- Kevin Towers