Despite a failed 2010 season on the field, an acquisition of a Minor Leaguer who had felony charges, the firing of their manager and the unexpected retirement of one of the all-time greats in Ken Griffey Jr., the Seattle Mariners’ GM, Jack Zduriencik, will return as the team’s general manager in 2011, according to FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal.

“We’re not thinking about changing the general manager at all,” Mariners president Chuck Armstrong told FOXSports.com.

Armstrong said that Zduriencik works under an “evergreen” contract that rolls over each season. The deal includes a termination provision that guarantees Zduriencik a severance payment unless he is fired for cause.

The team was expected to contend in the AL West but as of Monday, they were 59-96, the worst in the American League.