Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!
Melissa Lockard at The Athletic wrote that Billy Beane is optimistic about both his future in the organization as well as the prospects for a new ballpark in Oakland. Beane voiced his commitment to stay with the organization “until they don’t want me here.” He spoke at length on the stadium saga’s ups and down—I recommend checking it out if you have access to The Athletic.
Meanwhile, both Beane and A’s general manager David Forst conceded that the current rebuild will be a long haul.