XX Sports Radio: Kevin Towers Interview (MP3) by Darren Smith
- Kevin Towers is out scouting right now in anticipation for the draft.
- The weirdest place KT has ever scouted is a high school in Toad Suck, Arkansas.
- Towers is not drafting by position. When you have a high draft pick, you get the best player.
- Donovan Tate is in the mix, but Towers doesn't want to tip his hand.
- Moorad knows Scott Boras well and tells Towers not to be scared off by him when thinking about drafting his players.
- The wins over the past 4 games have come from good pitching and timely hitting. The extra inning game against the Reds was huge for the Padres.
- Floyd felt a little pain in his knee but it got better as the game went on. He hasn't seen live pitching in a while, so it will take time to get his timing down. The Padres will hopefully activate him for the next road trip.
- Greg Burke had a great spring and pitched almost well enough to make the club. He really took off after he was converted from a starter to the bullpen. He's got heavy sink and a good split finger. He's a smart enough kid that he'll be able to handle the pressure and make the next step.
- Towers likes the character in the club house. He knows they won't roll over. Guys like Peavy and Eckstein have pushed one another.
- Towers thinks that Arizona Diamondbacks made a move that was "definitely outside the box" with their new manager. He gives the GM a lot of credit for sticking his neck out there to make that move. Time will tell if it was a good move. Towers isn't afraid to put his neck in the noose, Buddy Black is an example, only time will tell if that was a good move.