The D-Backs announced that former GM KEVIN TOWERS, who considered a role within the organization, "would be leaving to pursue other opportunities in baseball." D-Backs Chief Baseball Officer TONY LA RUSSA said that Towers "told him he felt remaining with the team presented a sort of 'awkwardness'" with DAVE STEWART installed as the new GM and DE JON WATSON on board as Senior VP/Baseball Operations. The team also announced the departure of Assistant GM BILL RYAN, who "was told his contract was not being renewed" (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 10/5).
EXECS: The NBA Kings hired ESPN Dir of Production Analytics DEAN OLIVER to "provide statistical analysis and have a role in personnel decisions." Kings GM PETE D'ALESSANDRO: "This is a guy who's on the floor, working with the coaches, calling different general managers trying to put deals together" (SACRAMENTO BEE, 10/4)....Dr Pepper Snapple Group named former A-B VP/Media, Sports & Entertainment Marketing BLAISE D'SYLVA VP/Media & Content Planning (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 10/6 issue)....The Padres named Rangers scout CHRIS KEMP Int'l Scouting Dir (UTSANDIEGO.com, 10/4)....Relativity Sports named White Sox Dir of PR LUIS HERNANDEZ Dir of Baseball Marketing and Proskauer Rose attorney JILLIAN GAFFIELD Senior Counsel. Hernandez will work out of Relativity's Chicago office, while Gaffield will work out of Beverly Hills (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 10/6 issue)....The AHL Syracuse Crunch named HANNAH WHEATON Promotions Manager (Crunch).
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