Oct 11, 2008 10:40 AM EST

Oakland Assistant GM David Forst will not interview for the vacant GM job with the Mariners.

"There's going to be plenty of room for growth for David in the Oakland organization," said Billy Beane, the Oakland general manager, on Friday. "He wants to stay here and be a part of what we've started."

The Mariners are in the process of interviewing GM candidates, with Dodgers' Assistant GM Kim Ng, Arizona executives' Peter Woodfork and Jerry DiPoto, and Mets' GM Tony Bernazard among those being considered.

Via ESPN