DODGERS NOTEBOOK: BAVASI SAYS NO TO BALTIMORE.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer Bill Bavasi William J. Bavasi (born December 27, 1957, Pasadena, California) is the current general manager and vice president of baseball operations for the Seattle Mariners. The son of longtime Major League Baseball executive Buzzie Bavasi and the brother of Peter Bavasi, also a former MLB , the former general manager of the Angels and current Dodgers minor-league director, aspires to be a general manager again one day. Just not with the Baltimore Orioles This article is about the contemporary American major league baseball team. For other uses, see Baltimore Oriole (disambiguation). The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. in their current situation. Continuing a trend by Dodgers brass and on-field instructors, Bavasi on Friday declined a chance to interview for the vacant general manager's job in Baltimore to remain with the Dodgers. ``I respectfully declined, with thanks,'' Bavasi said. ``It's a tremendous opportunity being a small spoke in a very solid wheel (the Dodgers) have right now. We're rolling right now.'' Bavasi's decision comes less than a week after Dodgers senior vice president Dave Wallace turned down more money to become the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Mets' pitching coach. Already this offseason, Dodgers senior adviser John Boles John Boles may refer to:
Before the 2004 season, Mills was named to the job reuniting with Red Sox manager Terry Francona, his former teammate and turned down an opportunity to become Cleveland's minor-league field coordinator. Previously, minor-league hitting instructor Bob Mariano declined an invitation to join St. Louis' coaching staff. ``Tradition and greatness of the team's history means an awful lot to these people,'' Dodgers general manager Dan Evans said. ``One of the great things of the Dodgers was you knew who was going to be in the front office, and you knew who was going to be on the field. There was a continuity. That's what we want.'' Also, after cleaning house the previous year, Bavasi said all minor-league coaches and managers were invited to return next season. --Notes: It was long expected and Friday the Dodgers made it official, buying out backup catcher Chad Kreuter's option for $300,000 and making him a free agent. Evans said David Ross David Ross refers to:
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