Most of it is about the interim manager Jim Riggleman, but the new General Manager search is in there, too.
Mariners president Chuck Armstrong has said he'd like to have a GM chosen by late October. He and Lincoln have a list of roughly 20 candidates and will begin seeking permission from other clubs to interview them this week.
Armstrong will speak Monday with baseball commissioner Bud Selig about exactly how he plans to go about approaching teams. In some cases, Armstrong admitted, he expects to be told that some candidates won't be allowed out of their current contracts.
His first round of interviews could include proven veterans such as Brian Cashman, Kevin Towers and Gerry Hunsicker. Not to mention past GMs John Hart and Randy Smith. There will also be a bevy of potential first-timers, assistants such as David Forst of the A's, Al Avila of the Tigers, Kim Ng of the Dodgers and Tony LaCava of the Blue Jays.
Cashman has yet to confirm he's headed back to the New York Yankees next season, and sources say he'd be the leading candidate here because of his successes and experience at handling a higher payroll. On the Yankees' most recent road trip to Seattle this month, Cashman also took the unusual step — for him — of accompanying the team.
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