Nightengale provides update on Angels Sale ($3B?, Brisk Negotiations, Done in the Next Few Months?)

[BTH]

“The Los Angeles Angels will be sold for at least $3 billion, a record price for a baseball franchise, several MLB owners believe. The negotiations are brisk, and the sale is expected to be consummated within the next few months.”

https://t.co/5P4H8UtgAw

[Dtwncbad]

$3 billion?  Huh, where have I heard that before?

 

[Revad]

19 minutes ago, Trendon said:

“The Los Angeles Angels will be sold for at least $3 billion, a record price for a baseball franchise, several MLB owners believe. The negotiations are brisk, and the sale is expected to be consummated within the next few months.”

https://t.co/5P4H8UtgAw

Good news that things are perhaps moving fast.  Also from that article:
Angels GM Perry Minasian on missing the playoffs once again despite having Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout: 

“We’ve got two of the greatest players ever to put on uniforms. There’s no secret there. But we need more. It’s not a two-on-two game. If it was, I love our chances.” 

 

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

$3 billion?  Huh, where have I heard that before?

 

Everywhere?  

[Jay]

22 minutes ago, Trendon said:

The negotiations are brisk, and the sale is expected to be consummated within the next few months.

Let's hope this is true.

[HaloMilliVanilli]

Wonder if we'll have a sale complete by the winter meetings in the first week of December?  Would be nice if a new owner was in place and could give Minasian marching orders.

[Inside Pitch]

Why did it have to be Nightengale?

[Dtwncbad]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Everywhere?  

I agree I am not alone on this.  But there have been many, many times that many fans cite estimates from Forbes or other sources that have been way lower.

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

I agree I am not alone on this.  But there have been many, many times that many fans cite estimates from Forbes or other sources that have been way lower.

Forbes only lists value, not predicted sales price.

[Stradling]

This would be the absolute best case scenario. 

[Lou]

6 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Why did it have to be Nightengale?

Can't be true. I read on AW that it might take until the end of next season.

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Lou said:

Can't be true. I read on AW that it might take until the end of next season.

Nightengale probably posted that.

[Dtwncbad]

2 minutes ago, Lou said:

Forbes only lists value, not predicted sales price.

Correct.  And tons of fans and writers default to that number all the time as the potential sales price.  My whole point is saying exactly what you just said.

[BTH]

7 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Why did it have to be Nightengale?

The thing is, Nightengale does seem to have connections with some MLB owners— and this is a topic MLB owners would be fairly well-versed in.

[Dtwncbad]

I gotta say I am pretty interested in the new ownership group including Theo Epstein.

[Inside Pitch]

Making fun of Bob Nightengale is as American as baseball and apple pie.  But the dude has kept his job for a long ass time, so.....

[Stradling]

@Docwaukee

@Inside Pitch

Nope. 

[Docwaukee]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

@Docwaukee

@Inside Pitch

Nope. 

Huh?

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Docwaukee said:

Huh?

Took me a sec....  Think moving to Tennessee 

[Docwaukee]

Just now, Inside Pitch said:

Took me a sec....  Think moving to Tennessee 

Ah.  I'm a little slow on sunday mornings.  

[Dtwncbad]

If Theo Epstein ends up in the ownership group, are we still going to demand the owner not meddle in baseball decisions?

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Took me a sec....  Think moving to Tennessee 

Can you share with the group?

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

Can you share with the group?

No.  But I’ll share it with you shortly. 

[Dtwncbad]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

No.  But I’ll share it with you shortly. 

[Inside Pitch]

20 minutes ago, Lou said:

Can you share with the group?

He's saying Chuck won't be buying the team.