MLB Network Radio: Arte about to sell?

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

MLB Network Radio host Jim Memolo said today that somebody who has worked in MLB told him “the #Angels are about to sell.”

“Arte Moreno’s about to sell, according to this person.”

The same person also speculated Mark Cuban as a potential buyer.

 

probably a nothing burger - I’m waiting for Piodeportes, but maybe it is something. 

[Second Base]

This whole selling business is just a distraction.

First, whoever buys may not have interest in operating as a large or even a mid market team, so payroll seems equally as likely to go down as it is to go up.

Second, even if payroll goes up, it doesn't mean the Angels will be winners. Look at Steve Cohen and the Mets.

Third, can anyone here tell me who owns the Rangers without looking it up? How about the Braves? D-Backs? Strong organizations, but not necessarily an owner that puts himself out there. 

Fourth, new ownership likely means new front office, which means even more turnover for an organization already wrecked from the turnover from the last decade.

I honestly don't care who the owner is, as much as I care what ownership does. Hopefully Arte keeps some consistency in the front office and the dugout moving forward. And hopefully he starts seriously investing in the farm, and hopefully he can get the ballpark situation squared away. But it doesn't matter to me if that's Arte or someone else. 

[REDneck]

5 minutes ago, Second Base said:

This whole selling business is just a distraction.

First, whoever buys may not have interest in operating as a large or even a mid market team, so payroll seems equally as likely to go down as it is to go up.

Second, even if payroll goes up, it doesn't mean the Angels will be winners. Look at Steve Cohen and the Mets.

Third, can anyone here tell me who owns the Rangers without looking it up? How about the Braves? D-Backs? Strong organizations, but not necessarily an owner that puts himself out there. 

Fourth, new ownership likely means new front office, which means even more turnover for an organization already wrecked from the turnover from the last decade.

I honestly don't care who the owner is, as much as I care what ownership does. Hopefully Arte keeps some consistency in the front office and the dugout moving forward. And hopefully he starts seriously investing in the farm, and hopefully he can get the ballpark situation squared away. But it doesn't matter to me if that's Arte or someone else. 

Sooo Arte is selling?

[arch stanton]

To coin a phrase, just. do. it

[tdawg87]

Selling literally right before spring training would definitely be a peak Arte move. Especially after losing Ohtani. 

It's like quitting your job during a big meeting and crop dusting the room on the way out. 

Farte, etc...

[Chuck]

Tweeted this out yesterday afternoon.

 

[Slegnaac]

Lots of Cuban players in the MLB, maybe time for a Cuban owner.

[Taylor]

Let's all reach out to Mark Cuban and convince him to buy. Here are the steps.

https://www.wikihow.com/Contact-Mark-Cuban

[Angels in 2030]

Cuban did just sell a majority of the Mavs.  I thought that was more due to him wanting to spend more time and money in other businesses.  But maybe it was to invest in a baseball team.  I don’t really care who the new owner will eventually be once Arte is gone.  I’d just like Arte gone. 

[Angels 1961]

Cuban is also leaving Shark Tank

[BTH]

8 hours ago, Second Base said:

Third, can anyone here tell me who owns the Rangers without looking it up? How about the Braves? D-Backs? Strong organizations, but not necessarily an owner that puts himself out there. 

Ray Davis, Liberty Media, and Ken Kendrick.

Not sure what your point is?

[Second Base]

8 minutes ago, BTH said:

Ray Davis, Liberty Media, and Ken Kendrick.

Not sure what your point is?

I said without looking it up. 

[Angelsfan1984]

4 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Selling literally right before spring training would definitely be a peak Arte move. Especially after losing Ohtani. 

It's like quitting your job during a big meeting and crop dusting the room on the way out. 

Farte, etc...

Farte Moreno?

[tdawg87]

4 minutes ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Farte Moreno?

Farte Moranus

I'm an adult.

[BTH]

31 minutes ago, Second Base said:

I said without looking it up. 

I know. That’s why I didn’t look it up.

[tdawg87]

5 minutes ago, BTH said:

I know. That’s why I didn’t look it up.

[Dtwncbad]

If the Angels are really moving forward now on an ownership change, it seems most likely that the new owner would be one of the potential buyers from the last time he was going to sell.

If may part of the overall rumor is incorrect, I would bet on Cuban as the buyer being the incorrect part.

And that’s what I would hope anyway, as Cuban isn’t somebody I would be excited about as a new owner.

[AngelsLakersFan]

11 hours ago, Second Base said:

This whole selling business is just a distraction.

First, whoever buys may not have interest in operating as a large or even a mid market team, so payroll seems equally as likely to go down as it is to go up.

Second, even if payroll goes up, it doesn't mean the Angels will be winners. Look at Steve Cohen and the Mets.

Third, can anyone here tell me who owns the Rangers without looking it up? How about the Braves? D-Backs? Strong organizations, but not necessarily an owner that puts himself out there. 

Fourth, new ownership likely means new front office, which means even more turnover for an organization already wrecked from the turnover from the last decade.

I honestly don't care who the owner is, as much as I care what ownership does. Hopefully Arte keeps some consistency in the front office and the dugout moving forward. And hopefully he starts seriously investing in the farm, and hopefully he can get the ballpark situation squared away. But it doesn't matter to me if that's Arte or someone else. 

The Angels will never win with Arte.

[AngelsLakersFan]

Also this is just the type of random speculation I would expect right now. Take that thing that almost happened last year but didn't, speculate it might happen this year, and attach a big name to it.

Also I think Cuban was already denied by MLB when he tried to buy a team over a decade ago.

[greginpsca]

45 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

If the Angels are really moving forward now on an ownership change, it seems most likely that the new owner would be one of the potential buyers from the last time he was going to sell.

If may part of the overall rumor is incorrect, I would bet on Cuban as the buyer being the incorrect part.

And that’s what I would hope anyway, as Cuban isn’t somebody I would be excited about as a new owner.

Nope. He had one group give him a formal offer, and he rejected it.

[Dtwncbad]

30 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Also this is just the type of random speculation I would expect right now. Take that thing that almost happened last year but didn't, speculate it might happen this year, and attach a big name to it.

Also I think Cuban was already denied by MLB when he tried to buy a team over a decade ago.

The Cuban name seems like random speculation to me.  But the speculation that there could be a deal happening isn’t exactly “random” speculation.  He was willing to sell before.  He was well into the process before.  He changed his mind with the only explanation being the “unfinished business” which was never exactly defined.  Ohtani was unique enough that trying to win with him certainly could have been a big part of Moreno’s change of heart.  Ohtani is now gone.  Moreno is 100 years old.  His family doesn’t want to run the team when he is gone.  So he IS going to sell the team at some point.  The Orioles just announced a deal.  It is almost unbelievable that those interested in buying the Orioles would not be actively checking on the Angels, potentially creating a temptation for Moreno to either sell to one of those buyers or to revive the deal with a previous bidder. 

So I don’t think it is “random” speculation as much as it is reasonable speculation.

[Dtwncbad]

6 minutes ago, greginpsca said:

Nope. He had one group give him a formal offer, and he rejected it.

Your response seemingly has nothing to do with what I posted.  The number of “formal offers” is irrelevant to the point I made.

[Docwaukee]

This is the only thing I've gotten excited about so far this offseason.  

I had three things that would make me happy this off season

Keep Ohtani 
Rendon retires
Arte sells the team.  

I mentioned I would be happy with one of them.  

The Angels had a really good offseason last year IMO and did a ton right.  And it was actually working to some degree until injuries piled up like crazy and then they shit the bed at the deadline and went into full desperation mode.  They showered their girlfriend with shiny baubles in hopes she wouldn't leave.  Then some dude with a big goober came along and handed her three quarters of a billion dollars.  

They're actually having an underrated offseason this year as well.  At least so far.  Especially considering that they don't matchup well with the player pool and their current needs.  But as long as Arte is around there's a chance the team could do something that doesn't make sense for them to produce a sustainable winning product.  

Yes, a new owner could be worse.  At this point, I'll take our chances.  

[Vegas Halo Fan]

19 hours ago, Second Base said:

Third, can anyone here tell me who owns the Rangers without looking it up? How about the Braves? D-Backs? Strong organizations, but not necessarily an owner that puts himself out there. 

I own the Braves. I have a paper that says so. You're right. I tone it down and try not to be too flashy.

[Second Base]

3 minutes ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

I own the Braves. I have a paper that says so. You're right. I tone it down and try not to be too flashy.

Humble.