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The Clubhouse / Re: 2023-24 Off-Season Discussion
« Last post by Slateman on Today at 03:29:55 PM »
I don't know but it was overpriced for sure and for certain.
Lol, not in Arlington. With their new zoning regs, its value is only increasing

Also, he bought a home in San Diego too: https://www.essentiallysports.com/mlb-baseball-news-juan-sotos-massive-purchase-leaves-san-diego-padres-fans-relieved-amid-turbulent-contract-situation/
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The Clubhouse / Re: 2023-24 Off-Season Discussion
« Last post by Slateman on Today at 03:28:59 PM »
No chance Juan wants to play in Toronto for 15 more years, though of course a blow everyone else out-of-the-water contract could entice him. I think he is miserable playing on the west coast and would rather spend his career in DC or New York. If the Yankees get him and have a year to negotiate privately I could see them making him the best offer right before FA.

For similar reasons I don't see Ohtani signing in Toronto.
Juan has made it pretty clear he will sign for whoever pays him the most
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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: Expansion
« Last post by HalfSmokes on Today at 03:26:11 PM »
Lerner needs to lower his price for the Nats. He wants the same money the Mets were sold for.

Moreno can't get the price he wants in LA either. These owners are all being advised by sophisticated investment banks. I think it's less they are asking for too much and more there just aren't buyers. I don't know if that would extend to expansion franchises though. There may be billionaires who want a local team and are willing to pay an expansion fee, but don't want to buy a team, find a way to buy out a lease and become hated nationally, and then pay a relocation fee 
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The Clubhouse / Re: 2023-24 Off-Season Discussion
« Last post by imref on Today at 03:08:25 PM »
It will be interesting to see what the Mariners do now that they've cut some salary. Maybe they go all-in on Ohtani?
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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: Hall of Fame Ballot: 2024
« Last post by imref on Today at 03:07:18 PM »
Jim Leyland elected by the contemporary period non-player committee. Pinella just missed with 11 votes, with 12 needed. Dave Johnson got fewer than 5 of the 16 votes.

https://www.mlb.com/news/hall-of-fame-contemporary-era-ballot-2023

the late 80's Mets issues keep dooming Davey.
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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: Expansion
« Last post by Senatorswin on Today at 03:05:45 PM »
True, as long as you can find owners.   There hasn't been an MLB team sold since 2020, and the 3 teams who somewhat tried to sell during that time couldn't get what they wanted, so it doesn't look like there are a whole lot of potential owners wanting to buy in right now.

Lerner needs to lower his price for the Nats. He wants the same money the Mets were sold for.
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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: Expansion
« Last post by nfotiu on Today at 03:00:53 PM »
Maybe. The flop side is that expansion fees can be used to offset team losses. For awhile, the MLS looked like a pyramid scheme because the major source of revenue for existing clubs was expansion fees from new clubs
True, as long as you can find owners.   There hasn't been an MLB team sold since 2020, and the 3 teams who somewhat tried to sell during that time couldn't get what they wanted, so it doesn't look like there are a whole lot of potential owners wanting to buy in right now.
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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: Hall of Fame Ballot: 2024
« Last post by JCA-CrystalCity on Today at 02:57:32 PM »
Jim Leyland elected by the contemporary period non-player committee. Pinella just missed with 11 votes, with 12 needed. Dave Johnson got fewer than 5 of the 16 votes.

https://www.mlb.com/news/hall-of-fame-contemporary-era-ballot-2023

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The Clubhouse / Re: 2023-24 Off-Season Discussion
« Last post by Senatorswin on Today at 02:50:55 PM »
does anyone know if his house sold?

I don't know but it was overpriced for sure and for certain.
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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: Expansion
« Last post by HalfSmokes on Today at 02:44:55 PM »
I think they'll need to figure out what the future of local TV looks like before they can think about expansion.   Local TV issues are already making the Nats, Os, and Angels tough to sell.   Any team assocated with Bally's is going to be tough to sell this year.   

There won't be an existing RSN in North Carolina or Tennessee after 2024, and launching a new one is not currently viable, so I don't know how you can start up a new team without knowing what local TV is going to look like.

Maybe. The flop side is that expansion fees can be used to offset team losses. For awhile, the MLS looked like a pyramid scheme because the major source of revenue for existing clubs was expansion fees from new clubs
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