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A’s GM David Forst calls Farhan Zaidi ‘great candidate’ for Giants’ opening

Farhan Zaidi (right), the Oakland Athletics' director of baseball operations, is a Harvard-educated analyst with a doctorate from UC Berkeley in behavioral economics.

Farhan Zaidi (right), the Oakland Athletics' director of baseball operations, is a Harvard-educated analyst with a doctorate from UC Berkeley in behavioral economics.

Photo: Travis LoDolce / Oakland Athletics

CARLSBAD, San Diego County -- Not often does an executive of the A’s or Giants go on record discussing the team across the bay, but A’s general manager David Forst made an exception Tuesday when suggesting Farhan Zaidi would be a perfect fit to run the Giants’ front office.