Mel Stottlemyre will not return as pitching coach of the Mariners next season. He spent one season with Seattle after coaching with Joe Torre in New York for ten years. "I had a desire to come back, but at the same time, I let them know that a new manager should be able to bring in his own coaching staff," Stottlemyre told The Seattle Times. Former Athletics' and Mets' coach Rick Peterson is rumored to be a candidate to replace Stottlemyre.