Kozlowski, 24, combined to go 7-4 with a 4.31 ERA this season at Single-A Stockton and Double-A Frisco. Kozlowski, who had elbow surgery in June 2003, was once on the fast track. He went from Single-A all the way to the majors in 2002, making two starts for the Ranger. He was named the Rangers' minor-league pitcher of the year that year.

Kozlowski was a 12th-round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 1999. He was traded to the Rangers for left-hander Andy Pratt April 9, 2002.

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METS: Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca interviewed with New York, the first candidate brought in to discuss the Mets' managerial opening following the firing of Art Howe.

Tosca met with new Mets general manager Omar Minaya and his top assistants, Jim Duquette, Gary LaRoque and John Ricco. The interview had been scheduled by Duquette when he was general manager and before Minaya was brought in Sept. 30 to take over.

"Omar and I have a history together," Tosca said. "I've known him since 1985. It wasn't a curveball at all."

Tosca said the Mets' mix of youth and veterans appealed to him. He was comfortable with the team's decision to keep pitching coach Rick Peterson.

ANGELS: Jose Guillen won't play again for the Anaheim Angels this year.

No matter what happened in the AL division series against Boston, Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia said, the suspended left fielder wouldn't play in the postseason.

Guillen, a former Red, was left off Anaheim's roster for the division series after being suspended for the final eight games of the regular season and penalized two days' pay. The team punished him for a tantrum he threw in the dugout and clubhouse after being removed for a pinch runner Sept. 25.

DODGERS: Outfielder Milton Bradley won't be disciplined by the Dodgers for a clubhouse confrontation with a reporter he called an "Uncle Tom."

Club spokesman Gary Miereanu said the matter was closed. A day earlier, Rich Levin, a spokesman for the commissioner's office, said Major League Baseball decided not to investigate the matter.

MARINERS: Roger Jongewaard, vice president and special assistant to the general manager, is retiring after 19 years with the team. A former Reds minor-league catcher, he joined the Mariners in 1985 as scouting director. He served as vice president of scouting and player development from 1989-2003.

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