This will increase the club's
by dwjm3 (2024-01-19 11:21:37)

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revenue in my view which is always a good thing given that baseball doesn't have a hard salary cap.

Given that Jerry is 87 I tend to look past him at this point. This stadium would put the next ownership group is really nice position to deliver a quality product on the field. Jerry would like it as it would likely drive up the value of the franchise before he sells.



I'm curious about this
by HTownND  (2024-01-29 10:33:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

How will this generate more revenue? How can this be a margin plus?

I mean, they have one of the best/most favorable leases in all of MLB. Even if they get more ticket revenue, how much more, and will it cover the delta in costs to play there, which would have to go up.

Just curious how this is a big net win for the White Sox?

From the link, they are middle of the road for revenue from ticket sales, and not so far behind the top 5 ($113M versus $141M) that a new stadium will make a huge difference. I mean if they want to charge Cubs prices, they can try, but even in a new park, it's always going to be different than Wrigley, who has always drawn fans, even when the team sucks (and they get the ancillary roof top revenue too). They'd have to go over the Cubs ticket prices, given attendance, to get to an additional $30M a year in ticket sales.

Like I said, I'm just curious, not saying you are wrong, but that's just not how I've viewed the White Sox situation (as a local resident who doesn't cheer for either team).