The A’s were probably going to get around to giving title bumps to Billy Owens and Dan Feinstein this winter, given that Billy Beane and David Forst have already been elevated.
It didn’t hurt any that when they were shopping for a general manager the Phillies interviewed Owens. Forst, now the general manager, said it made sense that if another team is going to dip into the A’s front office talent pool, it wouldn’t be any kind of sideways move.
The club announced Friday that Owens was being promoted to assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel and Feinstein to Assistant General Manager/Pro Scouting and Player Personnel.