The Oakland A’s began their offseason by locking in their top decision-makers, with long-term contract extensions for vice president Billy Beane, general manager David Forst, and field manager Bob Melvin. However, the rest of their front office may yet receive a shakeup, not by choice but due to outside influences.
The catalyst in this case is the Giants’ hiring of Farhan Zaidi as their new president of baseball ops. He previously ran the Dodgers, but before that he was an assistant GM for the A’s under Beane, having been inspired to pursue a career in baseball after reading Moneyball.