A’s VP Billy Beane tips his hand about joining Mets front office

The Oakland A’s vice president is on the Mets’ short list of candidates for a new front office executive. And according to SNY’s John Harper, Beane could be interested in the job.

No idea what Steve Cohen is going to do, but in the last few days I’ve now spoken to two long-time friends of Billy Beane who say he’s very much open to the idea of becoming pres. of bb ops for Mets. Would hire a GM to handle day-to-day duties of the job. We’ll see.

Earlier this month, Beane tried to play dumb about a potential job with the Mets. Per WFAN:

“I don’t even respond to newspaper articles,” Beane said. “It’s all speculation… Normally the process [is] they would call the owner, which is how it goes. And it’s happened in the past. .... I wouldn’t even know, honestly. ... It’s all speculation … For me to worry about this and lend credibility to it, it’s all just press reports.”

Beane and Milwaukee Brewers president David Stearns are said to be atop the short list. Former Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs general manager Theo Epstein already declined to pursue a job with the Mets.