He's on the list of executives who are most at risk.
Alderson, of course, was the skilled architect of the great Oakland A's teams of the late '80s and early '90s, and he's reportedly hankering to get back into the team-building business. If the Padres miss out on the postseason, then that may provide Alderson the tidy rationale he needs to force out Towers.
Kevin Towers, we hardly knew ya.Err... Actually, I guess we got to know you pretty well.