The Baltimore Orioles are worth $618 million according to Forbes annual list list of the most valuable baseball franchises. The O’s reportedly earned $206 million in 2012.
$618 million seems like a huge number — and it is — but the Orioles actually rank 17th overall in Major League Baseball are below the average value, $744 million.
To no surprise, the Yankees are baseball’s most valuable franchise at $2.3 billion, ahead of the Dodgers ($1.615 billion), Red Sox ($1.312 billion), Cubs ($1 billion) and Phillies ($893 millions).
To give you an idea of the O’s value, they’re behind the White Sox ($692 million), Mariners ($644 million), Tigers ($643 million), Nationals ($631 million), Braves ($629 million) and Astros ($626 million).
The Orioles 2013 payroll is $80,804,000, 18th in the league.
Cue up the Orioles haters…
“This cannot be, what about ALL of the MASN money?”
Sort of like when MLB awarded the Orioles a supplemental draft pick, as they did with all the lower tier earning teams last season.
“This is a lie. The Orioles rake in ALL this MASN money and are hiding money that Forbes and MLB are not reporting”
Yea, OK, the rest of MLB just willingly gives up draft picks to the Orioles without perfroming due diligence.
Happens all the time.
All the Oriole haters are still down in Spring training. Well except Spy, Mystery man, Jim from Sue Creek and Chow Spy.
There is MGW taking up for the Orioles again,,,,,,,Orioles earned $206 million last year and what did they do with that money,,,,,,,,,,, sign a free agent?,,,,,,,,no they sign a couple more nonames like Ascencio,,,,,,,,,,MGW will wake up this year as the Orioles start another 14 year stretch of below 500 baseball,,,,,,,,
I agree with mystery man , he is so smart………..you know MGW that Angelos will not spend big money and he has made the Ravens mad by not moving the Thursday night game……….the next 14 years of new managers and another GM or 2 is starting…………..
There goes Spy taking up for Mystery man again. I think they may both be playing in the same sandbox as Jim from Sue Creek.
Like I said spy, I’m sure the “fish wrap” Forbes magazine has NO idea what they are talking about. MLB and the 29 other teams got hoodwinked to and allowed the RICH Orioles to steal a draft pick last year in the supplemental draft. It’s a big conspiracy, just ask Netsor Aparicio.
Os are the 17th most profitable team and have the 18th highest payroll. Both right were they should be.
The MASN money was not included in their value , it is a separate entity…………………
You’re statement is only partially true.
Income from MASN IS included in this figure, just not the value of the team’s ownership.
Just because you own a red corvette valued at $50k doesn’t mean you MADE $50k last year. If you sell your Corvette, then yes, you will have MADE $50K, less your investment.
Stop listening to Nestor Aparicio and start following a respected business publication.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2012/10/02/outcome-of-tv-dispute-could-decide-if-orioles-or-nationals-win-a-world-series/
WTF? Little red corvette is by Prince. Don’t tell me Spy is Mystery man, is Jim from Sue Creek is The Intimidator is Chowman is also Prince!
Damn, and he still find time to play in Rosie O’donnell’s sandbox…
Spy, Jim from Dundalk, Dude, Mystery Man, Muckum Singh, Downtown Julie Brown and Ru Paul are all the same people… Like Sybil, Spy has multiple personalities for his eventul life…
I would say Spy is Chow also but by the way Chowman talks, he has a fetish for Spy. Chowman wants to drink shots from Spys belly button, wants Spy to dangle his dice on Chows forehead, and have naked chicken fights in Spys pool.