Terry Ryan, who was diagnosed with cancer eight months ago, says he feels "pretty good" and would like to return to his general manager position with the Minnesota Twins next season.

"I'm feeling pretty good. I'm doing quite well, actually," the 60-year-old said. "It was a bit of a tough deal, back in the day, in the hospital. ... I got cancer. It's tough, but I'm OK now."

Ryan was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma after a cancerous lump was found in his neck. He had surgery in February to remove his lymph nodes.

"Am I physically able to do this job? Yes. If I couldn't do it, I would walk away," Ryan said. "This isn't one of those [jobs] where you can just dabble in it. You've got to take it on. And I can do that. I'm not worried about having the physical ability and energy and time to be able to do this job, or I wouldn't try it. That wouldn't be healthy."