SEATTLE -- Joe McIlvaine and Pete Vuckovich, two special assistants to former general manager Jack Zduriencik, were informed Monday their contracts would not be renewed, as new Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto began restructuring his front office, according to a Major League source.
Duane Shaffer and Joe Nigro, two Major League scouts for the Mariners, were also told their contracts would be allowed to expire.
The four all have contracts expiring on Nov. 1 and more changes are likely forthcoming as Dipoto takes over a team run the previous seven seasons by Zduriencik.
McIlvaine and Vuckovich both spent the past four years as special assistants to the former general manager.