At age 35, Scott Hatteberg is starting to think about life after baseball.

The idea of a front-office job piques Hatteberg's interest, too.

"Yeah, I think about life after baseball,'' Hatteberg said. "My career is somewhere close to ending. I think, 'Hell, I've been in school 15 years in baseball,' and the teaching aspect appeals to me, but the front office is even more appealing. It seems cool. I think I'd enjoy that.

"Billy and I have never discussed it, like, 'Hey, do you want a job?' But I'm very interested in what's going on, and Billy tells me a lot about what he looks for (in players). The whole process is like the ultimate video game."

Chavez believes he'd be a great hitting coach:

With the amount of time Hatteberg spends thinking about hitting and analyzing his stroke and watching video-tape of pitchers, one teammate thinks he'd be even better as a batting coach.

"He's definitely a smart guy in a lot of areas,'' third baseman Eric Chavez said. "It seems like he does everything well. I've never thought of him as a GM, but I could see him as a hitting coach, because he's made himself such a good baseball player and has worked so hard to do it. That kind of knowledge he could definitely pass on."

It looks like Scott won't have a difficult time finding a job once his career is over.

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