SEATTLE -- When Edgar Martinez said he wanted to return as hitting coach next year with a new manager, there wasn't any hesitation on the Mariners' part.
If the man with the street adjacent to Safeco Field named in his honor and a restaurant down the left-field line wants to be part of the program, well, there isn't a need for debate.
Just ask new skipper Scott Servais about whether he's comfortable inheriting Martinez as part of his new staff.
"The highlight of my days so far here was when I got to sit down with Edgar for an hour," said Servais, who was named Friday as the successor to Lloyd McClendon.