In Part II of our unscientific survey to determine how fans would improve the team and organization, Moreno’s ownership is generally perceived as stumbling block No. 1.
. And at least one of the 45 fans who responded to our call for comment over the past few days wondered if there wasn’t a sneaky strategy here.
“Methinks he has some kind of unwritten deal in place to sign Ohtani,” Emmons added. “Sign Ohtani for whatever, the next owner is responsible for paying it, having Ohtani locked up will make the franchise more valuable, at which point Moreno will then sell and reclaim somewhat his reputation simply for selling. He’ll still take hits for what could have been but easier to take the hits sitting on an extra billion or so.
“As in the case of past business titans such as Sears Roebuck and Kodak, Angels ownership under Arte Moreno has embraced ineptness,” wrote Ken Fazekas of Banning. “Their farm system is in disarray, repeated failed free agent signings persist, and while Moreno guides his club in place of a president of baseball operations, he leaves his team in a ongoing quagmire.
“His prioritization of the major league team at the expense of the minor league system devastated the pipeline that had been feeding the big club. His obsession with “shiny objects” designed primarily to put fannies in seats cost hundreds of millions of dollars that should have been invested in the farm, scouting, player development, and international scouting and development.
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