Sam Fuld Declines Offer To Become A’s President Of Baseball Operations

Phillies president of baseball operations Sam Fuld has declined the Athletics’ offer to become the team’s new president of baseball operations, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. Fuld’s name surfaced in connection to the A’s job earlier this week, but Fuld has now taken himself out of the running and will stay in Philadelphia. Nine names have been linked to the A’s job, though Passan (in another post) echoes an earlier report from The Athletic’s Patrick Mooney and Ken Rosenthal stating that Cardinals assistant general manager Rob Cerfolio is expected to stay in St. Louis rather than pursue the top job in Sacramento. Passan describes both Cerfolio and Red Sox assistant GM Taylor Smith as finalists in the search, and it is unclear how many other names were on the Athletics’ short list besides Fuld. Nationals president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo, former Astros general manager James Click, A’s assistant GM Billy Owens, Cubs assistant GM Jared Banner, Brewers assistant GM Matt Kleine, and Red Sox assistant GM Mike Groopman are also known to have received consideration for the Athletics job. The A’s were reportedly planning to have the position filled within a week’s time, but that timeline may be adjusted now that Fuld (presumably the top choice) has turned down the offer. More to come… View Comments (7)