Will the Las Vegas A’s be big spenders?

[BigJay]

Historically cheap Oakland A’s ( See “Moneyball”) just got the go-ahead for their 1.75 Billion stadium to be built in Las Vegas.

Will start playing there in 2028

A's clear last big hurdles for $1.75B Vegas stadium

The Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved lease, non-relocation and development documents Thursday to clear the last major hurdles for the Athletics to construct a $1.75 billion stadium.

www.espn.com

 

[BigJay]

The A’s already inked pitcher Luis Severino to a 3-year, 67-million deal a day or two ago.

This is something the old Oakland A’s never would have done

Hard to believe 67-million is largest guaranteed contact in franchise history

 

[sharpsquare]

Guess it depends on the definition of "big"

I think they will def spend a bit more although I doubt they go crazy

 

[BigJay]

Guess it depends on the definition of "big"

I think they will def spend a bit more although I doubt they go crazy

Agree. Obviously not going to compete with Dodgers, Yanks, Red Sox but I think they will finally loosen the purse strings and get some decent FA players

 

[djefferis]

I’d expect them to add some veterans to the roster - especially names they can get at a more reasonable cost.

Obviously guys like Soto are out of their budget - but getting a guy who’s over 30 and can be signed for 30 mill over a couple of years - completely doable for them and will help give time to figure out what their needs are as the homegrown talent develops.

 

[sharpsquare]

Agree. Obviously not going to compete with Dodgers, Yanks, Red Sox but I think they will finally loosen the purse strings and get some decent FA players

Yeah would be nice to see them get to at least the middle of the league or slightly above in spending after being such cheap fucks for these past years

 

[sharpsquare]

I’d expect them to add some veterans to the roster - especially names they can get at a more reasonable cost.

Obviously guys like Soto are out of their budget - but getting a guy who’s over 30 and can be signed for 30 mill over a couple of years - completely doable for them and will help give time to figure out what their needs are as the homegrown talent develops.

yeah this seems like a very likely scenario - at least hopefully

 

[BigJay]

Yeah would be nice to see them get to at least the middle of the league or slightly above in spending after being such cheap fucks for these past years

They’ve been cheap fucks for decades.

Basically a farm system for the teams that spend

 

[lekidecincinnati]

a's had a really good second half last year they got some good players can compete for the al west

 

[jjgold]

They have some good material look for them to eventually win a division title

 

[Tanko]

The A’s already inked pitcher Luis Severino to a 3-year, 67-million deal a day or two ago.

This is something the old Oakland A’s never would have done

Hard to believe 67-million is largest guaranteed contact in franchise history

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Was shocked about this as well.
Maybe the team owner has a different approach now that he's in Vegas. I guess he expects to have fans and make some money so he's spending it too.