By Kurt Badenhausen. Sports Valuations Reporter. The net amount is lower as MLB covers player benefit costs and has an assessment to fund the league office— Sportico uses gross revenue from the league in its franchise valuations.
The team is in line for a bigger check from the league in , based on the regular escalators in national media deals, as well as a strong climate for leaguewide sponsorship and merchandise sales. The Montreal Expos averaged 9, fans in their final season in The revenue-sharing formula is based on three years of data with the most recent year weighed twice as heavily as the prior two ones. The current CBA expires after the season. The city also wanted MLB to give it an exclusive one-year window to find an owner for an expansion team, which was a non-starter all around.
Sacramento is a smaller market with 1. They want it to be on the West Coast. And I think this is a good showcase for us. In February, Rob Manfred said he wanted two more teams added by the time he retires in The expectation is that one city in the west and one in the east will get clubs. An MLB spokesperson confirmed that no formal expansion process has begun.
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