Billy Beane rumors: Unlikely for Mets job

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty ImagesThe MLB offseason won’t get going for a few more weeks, after the playoffs end. In the meantime, Oakland A’s fans are bracing for what might possibly be a tumultuous winter full of painful roster turnover.

As usual players some players will head out the door, but there have also been rumblings regarding the A’s front office. The biggest rumors have connected iconic longtime executive Billy Beane with a big-money East Coast team. However, the latest reports have soured on that idea.

Here’s the background. The New York Mets are in the midst of a long-term housecleaning, after spending all of 2021 with an interim general manager. They’re…