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MLB Franchise Notes: Orioles Deny Peter Angelos Wants To Sell The Team

An Orioles official said yesterday that there is '"absolutely no truth' to fresh rumors that owner Peter Angelos is shopping the club." WJFK-FM radio host Eric Bickel said Tuesday that he "had heard Angelos was quietly discussing a sale of the Orioles." Bickel said that Angelos was "looking to sell the team but not his majority share" in MASN, which broadcasts Orioles and Nationals games (BALTIMORESUN.com, 2/15). 

NARROWING THE FIELD: In L.A., Bill Shaikin cited sources as saying that the 11 bidders "remaining in the Dodgers sweepstakes have been asked to submit a revised bid and supporting information within one week." Sources said that the field of bidders "will then be cut, with the surviving parties submitted to Major League Baseball for approval." In addition to the bid amount, Blackstone Advisory Partners, which is handling the sale, "now has asked each group to identify its investors, explain how the purchase of the team would be financed and propose a five-year business plan" (LATIMES.com, 2/15). Meanwhile, the Dodgers said yesterday that a court filing in the team's bankruptcy case on behalf of injured fan Bryan Stow "will not delay or obstruct the reorganization plan that calls for the club's sale by April 30" (MLB.com, 2/15).

MARKET WATCH: In Atlanta, Tim Tucker notes the Braves for the first time "will adjust prices up or down on at least some single-game tickets, based on market conditions in the weeks, days and even hours before a particular game." While at least five teams "will apply dynamic pricing to all single-game tickets this season, the Braves will limit it to 8,000 outfield pavilion seats at Turner Field." Braves Exec VP/Sales & Marketing Derek Schiller said that the team’s "goal is for the price on those seats to start at its likely low point for a particular game, thus encouraging early purchases, and possibly increase as the game draws nearer." However, the price "could decrease if demand is unusually soft" (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 2/16). 

HOME AWAY FROM HOME: MLB.com's Adam McCalvy noted the Brewers' lease at their Maryvale Baseball Park Spring Training facility "will expire in April unless the team exercises the first of its three, two-year options or strikes a deal with City of Phoenix officials for a new long-term agreement." The Brewers are "seeking improvements and expansions to the complex's clubhouses, athletic training facilities and offices, and will meet with city officials in March to begin negotiations." Brewers Exec VP/Finance & Administration Bob Quinn said that the club's "preference is to remain at Maryvale Baseball Park, which has served as the Brewers' spring home and a year-round training facility" since it opened in '98. But the Brewers "have also been hearing from representatives for other existing or proposed venues, including in Florida's Grapefruit League" (MLB.com, 2/15).

DEPLETED RESERVES: GRANTLAND.com's Jonah Keri wrote over the last few years, the Astros' stable of minor league talent has "eroded to almost nothing." Keri: "Which leaves us where we are today. And it's not pretty: a major league roster woefully short on talent; a farm system that's only now starting to recover from years of neglect; a move to the American League next season that will put the Astros in direct competition with the suddenly mighty Rangers and Angels, with the Yankees, Red Sox, Rays, and Tigers also looming as fierce competition." If the Astros "haven't hit bottom yet, they will soon." But after that, there is "nowhere to go but up." With a "progressive new front office in place, the slow climb back might be ready to begin" (GRANTLAND.com, 2/15).

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