A’s mulling a few names to fill David Forst’s vacancy as GM

The early-August departure of David Forst — a longtime staple of the Athletics organization who was first hired in 2000 as a scout and held the role of general manager since 2015 — left the club conducting its first true GM search in nearly three decades. The process has been underway for a couple of months now, with owner John Fisher and team president Marc Badain interviewing a number of candidates with varying degrees of experience. A decision is expected to come at some point this month, likely before the start of the World Series on Oct. 23. What remains…