Billy Beane
Billy Beane
William Lamar "Billy" Beane IIIis an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is the Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. Prior to his front office career, he played in MLB as an outfielder between 1984 and 1989 for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, and Oakland Athletics. He joined the Athletics front office as a scout in 1990. He was named general...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 March 1962
CityOrlando, FL
CountryUnited States of America
We're fine with Joe as the only lefty down there. He was a very good reliever for us before Rich got hurt, and I expect him to be a very good reliever for us again. He has all the tools for success.
Certainly, you're not going to able to go and pull a Mark Mulder out of your hat somewhere.
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
He is one of the greatest offensive players of his generation. He is nirvana for us as far as what we look for in an offensive player.
You could probably get carried away with superlatives when it comes to Frank Thomas. He's arguably one of the greatest offensive players of his generation.
There was a real sense of determination in talking to him. You could get carried away with superlatives with Frank Thomas. Arguably, he is one of the greatest offensive players of his generation.
For us, it was an opportunity to add a player without subtracting a player. Our history here, usually we're trading a player to acquire a player.
Serendipity. Danny just does everything well. Over time, he's going to impress you.
It all started with that call. I think it took a lot for him to pick up that phone. It was probably not an easy call for him to make.
Ken has options and we're respectful of that. I wouldn't expect a long process. We'll come to a resolution soon.
I think it will have a major impact.
After instructional league, he seemed so far away from being able to compete in a major league game. What a special kid. What a comeback he had last year. No one deserves this more.
It's like having calculus first period. You are not real happy when the alarm goes off, but by second period it's already over and you are running off to wood shop.
Some teams can absorb another guy's contract to get a great player, and we can't do that. It's a huge advantage when you can do stuff like that. Every year I'm asked if we're buyers or sellers, and every year we're both. Just once, it would be nice to buy without selling.