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Friday, October 10th, 2008
Posted by Larry LaRue @ 07:02:02 pm

The Seattle Mariners have lost another candidate in their search for a general manager – Oakland assistant GM David Forst has decided not to interview for the position.

Susan Slusser, the solid beat writer with the San Francisco Chronicle, broke the news Friday on her blog, which you can read here.

Forst, 31, is a Billy Beane disciple solidly entrenched in both scouting and player development, and considered one of the top young assistants in the game.

Coming less than a week after Cleveland assistant Chris Antonetti declined to be interviewed in Seattle, the loss of Forst as a candidate is yet another blow to the Mariners search.

Along with the withdrawal of Forst and Antonetti, the Mariners have had permission to speak to candidates with the San Diego Padres declined.

Categories: General 4 comments

COMMENTS:

moo @ 23:02 - Friday, October 10th, 2008 Email
Larry, what exactly is the conventional wisdom on why candidates aren't interested?
ibew191 @ 09:15 - Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Email
Is that a rhetorical question?
Larry LaRue @ 11:02 - Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Email
moo - there can be as many reasons as there are candidates, but often it's because they like the organization they're with and believe their futurd lies there.
antonetti, for instance, is married to a woman from the cleveland area, and she and her family were a major issue for him.
forst is likely to replace beane in a few years, and that appeals to him.
it rarely has anything to do with team doing the intrerviewing, and far more to do with the personal lives of those involved.
Squid @ 10:57 - Monday, October 13th, 2008 Email
Family life? Personal life? Do we really want a GM who values those things?

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