According to sources close to Jack Magruder of FOXSportsArizona.com, interim manager Kirk Gibson of the Diamondbacks is the team’s top choice to get the permanent job. The only hurdle could be the contract terms.

“When we start to have negotiations, nobody is going to know,” said Towers.

An announcement likely will not happen until after the season.

Towers added, “I don’t like to discuss contract negotiations. Nothing good comes out of it. I’m still evaluating the coaching staff, the players, getting to know Gibby. We’ve gotten to know each other a lot more the last four or five days, talking about philosophy. There won’t be any announcements until after the season is over.”

Gibson was promoted from bench coach to interim manager when the Diamondbacks fired A.J. Hinch in July.