... If Kevin Towers moves from San Diego to Arizona, as rumored, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein would become a frontrunner to replace Towers with the Padres. It is not a slam-dunk that Epstein re-enlists with Boston after his contract expires Monday. …
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Epstein yesterday met with Lucchino and rejected an offer of $1.2 million a year for at least three years, according to a major league executive with knowledge of the negotiations.
from the same article, however...
Red Sox assistant GM Josh Byrnes has emerged as a leading candidate for the GM job in Arizona, along with Kevin Towers, the Padres' GM. Byrnes, Epstein's closest assistant, interviewed for the Diamondbacks job last week and represents a cheaper alternative to Towers, who was given permission by new Padres president Sandy Alderson to interview but could elect to remain in San Diego . . .