The New York Mets are looking for somebody to run baseball operations now that Sandy Alderson is looking to move on from that role. There have been some notable names thrown around as candidates, including Theo Epstein, and MLB Network's Jon Heyman is now naming Oakland Athletics executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane as a target. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal also brought up Beane's name, with Bob Melvin coming along as a potential package deal.
Beane actually started his MLB career as a player for the Mets. He was a highly touted prospect, only to become a major disappointment as a player. He ended his playing career with the Athletics and then joined the front office, which was being run by Alderson at the time. Beane then worked his way up the totem pole and wound up taking over for Alderson as general manager in 1997.
Beane became famous for using his Moneyball tactics to build winning Athletics teams on the cheap because of a limited budget from ownership. He got an offer to join the Boston Red Sox after the 2002 season but turned them down, and he has stayed in Oakland this entire time. He officially got a promotion in 2015.
Beane could be looking for a new challenge, though, especially with some of the drama going around the Athletics' stadium discussions. The Mets would surely be willing to open up the checkbook to hire Beane, though that didn't sway him when the Red Sox came calling nearly two decades ago. Still, perhaps that relationship with Alderson would help matters in this situation.
The Mets have been a mess this season, and a guy like Beane would hopefully bring some stability to the organization.
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