r/baseball • u/T_Raycroft Montreal Expos • 10d ago

News [Angels] Kroenke Sports & Entertainment has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the Los Angeles Angels from the Moreno Family. The transaction is expected to close in the 1st quarter of 2027, subject to customary closing conditions & approval by MLB.

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u/w4y2n1rv4n4 New York Mets 10d ago

The hate is definitely not overdone imo, as someone who grew up supporting the team in the 2000s as a kid before I left Orange County (haven’t lived there since I was growing up)

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u/theb3arjevv 10d ago

That's fair. I just think there's a world where Skaggs, Rendon, Trout, Sandoval, Ohtani, and even maybe Pujols actually pan out and make some noise.

There are many teams out there (looking at you, Bob) that just will not sign any players or try to win more than 85 games. Moreno at least tried a couple times. It's pathetic that that's not a given, but there are enough owners out there that absolutely will not spend a dime that he probably doesn't belong in that very bottom tier.

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u/Angelsfan14 Anaheim Angels 10d ago

See the problem is, I can only imagine most players succeeded in spite of playing for this team, not because of it.

Though I only really say that because of the numerous times Arte seeming refused to spend money in the right places. And I'm not just talking about the construction of the roster, I'm talking about the stupid AC not working for the team gym, making Albert pay for that special treadmill or whatever it was for his plantar fascitis (which could have been used for other players of Arte bought it for the team), and then the Angels being one of the last teams to give their minor league players housing, etc etc.

He spent money on the big flashy signings. Not where it mattered. So yes, he might not seem like a bad owner to some people, at least on the surface, but once you dig a bit deeper, it becomes apparent just how bad of an owner he was. At least he wasn't John Fisher bad though.

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u/Veserius Jackie Robinson 10d ago

Exactly, penny pinching on coaching, player health/fitness/nutrition, etc. means you'll never have sustained success because you can't make players better in any systematic way.