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MLB rumors: Mets target Billy Beane explains why he didn't leave A's for 'amazing opportunity'
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The Oakland A's Are Crashing the Playoff Race Again - The New York Times
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Billy Beane's Three Fundamental Insights on Baseball and Investing - Articles - Advisor Perspectives
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Why Billy Beane will never leave the Oakland A's
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Michael Lewis on A's 'Moneyball' legacy
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A's assistant GM Billy Owens should get call when Mets replace disgraced GM Jared Porter
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The Real Reason Billy Beane Turned Down The Mets - Sports Illustrated New York Mets News, Analysis and More
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Predicting offseason moves for all 30 MLB teams - ESPN
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MLB Free Agents Ranking: Bauer, Realmuto and the Top 50 - Sports Illustrated
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Billy Beane not going anywhere at least for now
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Shades of past trades: A's send third baseman Matt Chapman to Blue Jays for four prospects
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MLB rumors: Mets target Billy Beane explains why he didn't leave A's for 'amazing opportunity'
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The exile of Oakland A's Bruce Maxwell and the birth of MLB's Black player movement - ESPN