The Oakland A's potential move to Las Vegas is in the spotlight as executives visited Salt Lake City, sparking a billboard campaign by Big League Utah to attract the team. Meanwhile, journalist Sarah_IsabelVee reveals challenges covering Angels stars Ohtani, Rendon, and Trout, who have limited media interaction. FanGraphs projects the Angels to have a 78-84 record in 2024, and questions arise about the team's strategy and potential acquisitions. The situation has stirred competition between Las Vegas and Utah for the A's, with Utah making a bid to host the team temporarily and possibly permanently.
'UTAH WANTS THE A's': ⚾ A new message is being displayed over Utah roads supporting the possibility of the A's temporarily moving to the Beehive State. MORE: https://t.co/dGbUCB4VfR https://t.co/nUYyp0g4Lz
Last week, leaders with the A's toured Salt Lake City as a potential option for 2025-2027 — between the team's Oakland and Las Vegas leases. This week, Salt Lake City put up seven of these billboards — hoping to show the market is ready for an MLB team. (via @BigLeagueUtah) https://t.co/I5hvgQH5mp
On the #Angels: Is Arte Moreno all-in on owning team or preparing to sell? Are they serious contenders for Blake Snell and Cody Bellinger or teasing fans with their interest? What we do know: If they're done for the winter, they'll be done for this season. https://t.co/hH1QOeuM0R
From @MikeDiGiovanna: Angels are mired in baseball purgatory. Why haven't they signed any top players? https://t.co/xcUuKLYHBk
‘Utah wants the A’s’: Billboards placed in Salt Lake lobbying for Major League Baseball team Story by @ryanwmcdonald https://t.co/DtnC3nmubB
Utah is trying to steal the A’s from Las Vegas. 🚨 https://t.co/TMPwlUTxbU
Think Utah would like to sweep the A's off their feet for not just a temporary home from 2025-2027 but a permanent home as well? What do you think? Watch out Las Vegas, looks like you might have a suitor courting the Athletics. https://t.co/sBnLsJ18g5
UTAH IS TRYING TO STEAL THE LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS!!! 😡 https://t.co/lO1fO1XR0o
A’s execs visited Salt Lake City last week. SLC hoping to get the A’s in between end of Oakland lease and beginning of Vegas lease. Today, seven billboards were posted courtesy of @BigLeagueUtah, who hope to demonstrate the market is ready for MLB. https://t.co/kIFmXQsoMV
With A’s to Vegas on the ropes, team execs visited Salt Lake City last week. Today, seven billboards were posted courtesy of @BigLeagueUtah, who hope to demonstrate the market is ready for MLB. https://t.co/zx4vsM0egp
FanGraphs currently projects the #Angels to have a 78-84 record in 2024. (Keep in mind, tons of moves are still to come throughout the league) Thoughts?
"He just likes where he is" @Sarah_IsabelVee says that despite the @angels playoff drought, don't expect Mike Trout to demand a trade. He is committed "for better or worse" ▶️ https://t.co/VWxy97zcyy https://t.co/pC5zrQ8UAa
With Ohtani, Rendon, and Trout all in the same clubhouse, @Sarah_IsabelVee dishes on the difficulty in covering a team with stars who don't speak much to the media. ▶️ https://t.co/VWxy97zcyy https://t.co/l5luc1hIEg
"One of the first rules I was told was Ohtani doesn't really do one-on-ones. Don't really speak to him" @Sarah_IsabelVee says she would have liked to spoken with Shohei, but he doesn't give access to journalists. ▶️ https://t.co/VWxy97zcyy https://t.co/IJlTObQoAe
Journalist @Sarah_IsabelVee dishes on her season covering Shohei Ohtani's final season with the @Angels ▶️ https://t.co/VWxy97zcyy https://t.co/HbYCLmps2g
“If the Oakland A’s wanted to play in Vegas at the Triple-A (stadium) they would have already made that decision." @JeremiahJensen https://t.co/hxhNgbjTOM