A’s manager Bob Melvin (left), executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane and general manager David Forst at a press conference announcing their contract extensions.
A’s manager Bob Melvin (left), executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane and general manager David Forst at a press conference announcing their contract extensions.
Photo: Janie McCauley / Associated PressA day after the Red Sox won the World Series, A’s executive vice president Billy Beane called them the best team since the 1998 Yankees.
“It’s a pretty unique team,” Beane said Monday. “They hit home runs, they make contact, they wear pitchers out.