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Guillen Likely To Opt Out Of ContractIt is appearing more likely that Jose Guillen will opt out of his contract with the Mariners for the 2008 season and become a free agent. No decision has to be made until after the World Series but talks between the Mariners and Guillen's agent, Adam Katz, don't seem to be going anywhere. Guillen wants a multiyear contract, and the Mariners are hesitant to give him one. Tuesday, General Manager Bill Bavasi would say only, "When we have something, we'll announce it." Katz said late last week that the chances of Guillen returning to Seattle didn't look good. The Mariners don't comment on contract negotiations, but one inside source said, "At this point, at least, I don't see him coming back." Seattle Mariners Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mel Stottlemyre Joins Mariners' Coaching StaffAfter two years on the sidelines, Mel Stottlemyre is back in baseball. The former Yankees' pitching coach was among four coaches named Monday to the coaching staff of the Mariners. Also joining the staff for the 2008 season under manager John McLaren are bench coach Jim Riggleman, bullpen coach Norm Charlton and first base coach Eddie Rodriguez. Seattle Mariners Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Bowa Close To Becoming Seattle's Third-Base Coach
Bowa has confirmed in a phone interview with the paper that he has been offered the job but added that he's tending to a private issue "that has nothing to do with baseball" and is the reason he has yet to confirm his place on the Mariners' staff. "They know what's going on," Bowa told the paper. "I really don't have a time frame on i, but hopefully in the next few days." Bowa's contract with the Yankees expires at year's end, and with Joe Torre's departure many of the Yankee coaches' futures have been thrown in doubt. Seattle Mariners Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mariners Oct 2007 Archive
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A "personal matter" for former New York Yankees' third base coach Larry Bowa is holding up a move to join the 2008 Seattle Mariners' staff, The Seattle Times has reported.