Virtually no chance that the Os leave Baltimore, but the MASN deal does give them good reason, if the Os leave Angelos still owns most of the TV rights for DC and Baltimore along with whatever new area they pick up. He owns the only franchise in pro sports that would retain their old market if they move, a two for none deal.
But as a new MLB panel prepares to rehear the case...If it is overturned by the new MLB arbitration panel...
The current set of on-going appeals are over whether the new arbitration panel will be run by MLB or an independent panel. If Schmuck has info that it will be an MLB panel that would be news.
It certainly doesn't help that the Orioles are nearing the end of their Camden Yards lease
Buried in the article about non-existent rumors of an Os move is this mention of the OPACY lease, the true reason for the Os woes. Angelos is purposefully lowering the value of the team and using Schmuck to push rumors of a move in order to negotiate better terms with the city. He'll certainly want Baltimore (a city that is falling apart) to come up with cash for ballpark improvements and he'll want to lower his rent payments. Ideally the city will call his bluff and offer nothing, but most likely he'll get everything he's asking for.