KT Staying In San Diego

The Padres Sandy Alderson put a quick stop to the notions that Kevin Towers was on the Seattle Mariners short list to fill their newly vacant General Manager position. Alderson said that the Mariners have not called, and if a call from the northwest was placed KT would not be granted permission to speak to them regarding the job. Rumors where spinning as the there is a popular sentiment that Towers has lost some power in the Alderson regime. It most likely did not help that the Padres gave Towers the green light a few years back to interview with division rival Arizona. KT did throw his name in the hat, but the Diamondbacks decided to go a different direction.