INDIANS Vizquel left with mixed emotions

The shortstop failed a physical exam and was rejected by the Mariners.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The one team Omar Vizquel was willing to go to didn't want him.
So, the proposed shortstop swap sending Vizquel back to the Seattle Mariners for Carlos Guillen is off.
"I expect him to be our opening day shortstop," Indians general manager Mark Shapiro said Wednesday.
Vizquel had waived his no-trade clause and only needed to pass a routine physical exam to complete the deal.
However, after putting Vizquel through some agility drills and a medical checkup at Safeco Field on Tuesday, the Mariners apparently were concerned about the condition of Vizquel's surgically repaired right knee and called off the deal.
"There were a lot of complicated issues," Seattle assistant GM Lee Pelekoudas said. "That's as far as we can go with it. The player was never our property. To go into any greater details would be inappropriate."
Wanted to go
Vizquel, with more than 10 years of big league experience and at least five straight in Cleveland, could have vetoed the trade but was excited about the chance to go back to the team where he started his career.
The nine-time Gold Glove winner played for Seattle from 1989-93 and still has a home in Issaquah, Wash. He told Shapiro the Mariners were the only other team -- other than the Indians -- that he would play for.
After being informed Tuesday night by the Mariners that the deal had fallen apart, Shapiro spoke with Vizquel for 15 minutes.
"He's fine mentally," Shapiro said. "He wasn't looking to leave, and we were not looking to get rid of him. He is an important part of this team."
Vizquel, 36, had two operations on his knee last season.
"Based on the medical information I have, I'm not concerned at all," Shapiro said. "He's 80 percent right now. Our staff says he'll be 100 percent by opening day."
Trading Vizquel, who will make $6 million next season, for Guillen, who makes $2.5 million, would have given the Indians money necessary to complete their pitching staff and sign a second baseman.
The club withdrew its $2.4 million, one-year offer for free agent second baseman Todd Walker on Tuesday.
Right-hander Bobby Howry agreed to a minor league contract. Howry, 30, had elbow surgery last summer. "If he's healthy, I expect him to take a spot in our bullpen," Shapiro said.