3 Reasons Why the Twins Are a More Attractive Buy Than the White Sox

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https://www.forbes.com/lists/mlb-valuations/

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How good a team is currently has nothing to do with why someone would want to a buy a team.  How good the players in the farm systems has nothing to do with why a person would want to buy a team.  So, the first two reasons are just pointless for someone wanting to buy a team.  You do not look to buy a team for a quick winning team.  You buy it for long term growth of value and making money. 

The difference in stadium will have impact for sure though.  Target Field is the better place to go watch a game.  What really makes Twins more attractive is that they are the only baseball team in town and can draw from parts of the Dakotas generally for fans too.  Where White Sox have long been the number 2 team in Chicago.  Their recent terrible run has soured some of their fans as well.  Unlike the Cubs who still draw fans when they are not winning, White Sox were nearly empty by second half. 

However, we have also seen when Twins are losing attendance will drop too.  Not sure which area could have more real estate around their stadiums for sale to buy up, because that is where owners really rake in the cash, is owning all the buildings that the bars and restaurants around the stadiums.  I would imagine owning land in Chicago will be harder to come by then MPLS.  

One area the Sox will have on the Twins is they have limited players on long term contracts. They only have 2 guys on contracts beyond this year, Roberts and Benintendi.  Moncada has 25 mil, but could be bought out for 5 mil next year, but then he is done after that. 

We have some big money tied up for a few more years in Buck, CC and Lopez.  We also have several guys, looking to get raises in arb years coming up.  Lewis, Ober, Ryan and so forth. Most owners will not want to come in having to pay large contracts if they are not breaking even because they need the cash to operate. 

That means, assuming they pay the 1.5 bil asking price, they need to first come up with that, then need the millions of cash on had to pay the day to day bills.  When you think about the fact that if you buy during offseason, how much money is actually coming in?  You still need to pay your yearly people, the cost of having offices running, the cost of getting ready for spring, and the facilities that are going on in offseason down there too. 

Bills will keep piling up before any game day cash comes in.  My bet it will cost several millions of cash on had to cover those cost.