Given Joe's business success in other family ventures, he very likely said something he shouldn't have publicly back in late July when these mystery investors were brought to our attention.
If the Pohlads never have to announce the minority investors they won’t. I don’t believe for a second it’s taken months for MLB to approve them. When Marc Lore and A Rod needed minority investors for the Timberwolves they were announced within a week. Just a tiny bit of critical thinking leads you to the Pohlads lying about everything happening right now.