Over the weekend, the Indians -- whose timetable for hiring their manager was accelerated by the fact that Manny Acta was offered the job of manager of the Astros -- asked the Dodgers for permission to interview [Don] Mattingly a second time. The Indians were told that L.A. was going through its own discussions with Mattingly, and so Cleveland moved to hire Acta before speaking with Mattingly again.

The Dodgers' preference is to create some stability and continuity within their baseball operations. If and when Torre walks away as manager, Mattingly could be positioned to be the Dodgers' next manager