Lerners will explore selling the Nats

[Frobby]

Not directly related to the O’s, but it begs the question of why the Angelos family can’t do the same thing.   Apparently the Lerners don’t feel that they have to wait until Ted passes away before exploring a sale.   And, they’ve made their intentions public before anything was rumored, unlike the Angelos family which just leaves rumors floating around unaddressed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/11/washington-nationals-lerners-potential-sale/

[Frobby]

Also, from another article, there’s this to consider:

What about MASN and the Orioles?

This is a unique complication and perhaps the biggest.

The Nationals’ dispute with the Baltimore Orioles over their share of television revenue from games broadcast on Mid-Atlantic Sports Network has loomed over the franchise since its arrival in Washington. MASN was created as part of a compromise with the Orioles, who asserted they were surrendering geographic territory to a new team. The network, controlled by the Orioles, owns the local TV rights to the Nationals in perpetuity, meaning the Nationals cannot sell them on the open market as other teams can.

Local TV revenue can account for 20 to 50 percent of an MLB team’s revenue, according to multiple people familiar with the figures.

The Nationals and MASN have been engaged in a decade-long legal fight over the value of their broadcast rights, and that uncertainty could be a significant hindrance to any sale.

“If I’m a buyer, I really want to figure out where that’s headed,” sports economist Dan Rascher said. “I don’t want to buy my way into an ongoing lawsuit.”

Ganis was less concerned about the MASN dispute suppressing the team’s value.

Adding to the intrigue is speculation that the Angelos family may be preparing to put the Orioles on the market, too. If they do, perhaps a deal to end the MASN stalemate could come, too. An Orioles spokesperson did not reply to a request for comment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/12/washington-nationals-ownership-questions/

 

[Aristotelian]

24 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Not directly related to the O’s, but it begs the question of why the Angelos family can’t do the same thing.   Apparently the Lerners don’t feel that they have to wait until Ted passes away before exploring a sale.   And, they’ve made their intentions public before anything was rumored, unlike the Angelos family which just leaves rumors floating around unaddressed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/11/washington-nationals-lerners-potential-sale/

Not sure what you are suggesting. Wouldn't the Occam's Razor explanation be that the Angelos sons want to continue ownership of the company?

On the topic of ownership John Angelos had a statement about the public financing of the improvements to Camden Yards. 

https://www.mlb.com/news/orioles-chairman-ceo-john-angelos-statement

Nothing really noteworthy but not the type of statement I'd expect from someone getting ready to skip town at the first opportunity. 

 

[wildcard]

Maybe the new owner of the Nationals moves the team to Nashville.  The Nashville Nationals has a nice ring to it.

[SpOkane]

51 minutes ago, wildcard said:

Maybe the new owner of the Nationals moves the team to Nashville.  The Nashville Nationals has a nice ring to it.

Wherever they call home, they'll always be the Natinals to me.