The A\u2019s are still on the search for their new GM 10 days into the offseason. We\u2019ve heard of several candidates, mostly outside options but one internal candidate. Based off that alone one would assume that the next voice of the Athletics\u2019 front office will be someone coming from a different organization, new name for fans to get to know.<\/p>\n
Well we can add four new names to the list, including a former player that previous suited up in the Green & Gold. Sam Fuld, who played for the A\u2019s from mid-2014 through 2015 to wrap up his playing career, is under consideration and a strong candidate to get the job. He\u2019s been in the Phillies\u2019 front office for most of the past decade. During that time he was the Philadelphia General Manager, although really second-in-command under President Dave Dombrowski. Getting the A\u2019s job would be a lateral move in terms of title, but he\u2019d be in full control of the team instead of reporting to someone higher up on the totem pole than him. Fuld has received interviews for other GM openings around the league before but this could finally be the time he\u2019s offered the chance to lead a team.<\/p>\n
Fuld wasn\u2019t the only name reported today. In that same report linking Fuld to the A\u2019s, Cubs assistant GM Jared Banner was also named as a strong contender for the job. Banner has been with Chicago for the past six years after starting his career with the Red Sox with a stop in the Mets\u2019 organization along the way. Banner has experience in the player development department, which is where he spent the early parts of his career. He\u2019s supposedly one of the biggest reasons the Cubs targeted star center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong in trade talks with the Mets when they traded Javier Baez to New York. That\u2019d indicate he knows a good ball player when he sees one.<\/p>\n
Along with Fuld and Banner, there were two more names linked to the Athletics\u2019 GM opening today. St. Louis assistant GM Rob Cerfolio has reportedly already interviewed for the job. Cerfolio spent the better part of a decade working in the Cleveland front office before joining the Cardinals as AGM in 2024, so he\u2019s been with them during the entirety of their current rebuild. While he\u2019d be an interesting candidate, he\u2019s also a candidate to remain in place and get the GM gig for St. Louis, reporting only to President Chaim Bloom. That\u2019s the expectation.<\/p>\n
The fourth name added to the list of potential GM\u2019s for the A\u2019s was Brewers AGM Matt Klein. He\u2019s been with the Brewers for his entire career, starting in 2007. He steadily rose the ranks from the scouting department to the AGM position in 2023, being Brewers President Matt Arnold\u2019s #2 guy. Klein is a popular name for GM openings and he\u2019s also reportedly under consideration for the Astros\u2019 GM opening.<\/p>\n
Fuld, Banner, Cerfolio and Klein join a list that already includes Billy Owens, Mike Rizzo, James Click, Mike Groopman and Taylor Smith. There\u2019s likely at least one name, likely more, that hasn\u2019t been reported yet but if one had to guess it\u2019s likely going to be one of these guys to be the next leader of the Athletics as they head into their new home in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n