#Paul DePodesta won’t leave NFL for chance to run Mets

The Mets are trying to have a subterranean search for a head of baseball operations. 

But one name that had some recent buzz can be crossed off the list. Paul DePodesta, who worked for Sandy Alderson with the Padres and Mets, told The Post via text he is not leaving his current position as the Cleveland Browns’ chief strategy officer. 

DePodesta was an assistant GM to Billy Beane in Oakland and a key architect of the Moneyball philosophy. He later became GM of the Dodgers at age 31. After being fired, he was hired by Alderson, who was then the Padres’ CEO, to be a special assistant before being promoted to executive VP. 

DePodesta was one of the first hires by Alderson after he became the Mets GM following the 2010 season. He was the VP of player development and scouting, which he left after the Mets’ 2015 World Series run to join the Browns.