Kevin Towers tabbed as D-Backs’ GM

As we guessed a few weeks ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks have tabbed current Yankees’ adviser Kevin Towers as their next GM. Towers was the San Diego Padres’ GM from 1995 to 2009 and will join a Diamondbacks franchise that suffered of late. Interestingly, the Yankees had denied Arizona permission to interview Damon Oppenheimer, one of the team’s key player development executives, for the job. The D-Backs plan keep current GM Jerry DiPoto on board in some capacity, but unfortunately, Towers won’t be able to undo the trade that sent Dan Haren to the Angels for a bag of baseballs and a “proven winner” with 16 losses this year.