The A's announced a re-structuring of their front office on Monday, with Billy Beane being promoted to executive vice president of baseball operations and David Forst taking over as general manager.
“Billy Beane and David Forst have continually proven themselves to be two of the best baseball minds in the game today,” A’s owner and managing partner Lew Wolff said. “The team remains in great hands. We’re very fortunate to have not one but two executives of their caliber.”
Beane was named GM shortly following the 1997 season. Under his watch, the A’s have compiled a 1552-1362 (.