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David Forst said this is the new way of doing business for the A’s. That the sight of a new ballpark on the Strip — set to open in 2028 — has the organization operating differently than at any time in his 27 years with the franchise.
Meaning the goal is not only to open a checkbook for players, but actually keep them around long enough to reap the benefits of their talent.
“It’s something we’ve talked about for a long time,” said Forst, the team’s general manager. “To not have to trade players before they get to free agency or lose players to free agency. This is our new blueprint for how we want to open the ballpark in 2028.”
“Our future is here in Vegas,” manager Mark Kotsay said. “We have a time frame we see in front of us with a group that can be really special. We went through a phase like this in 2016, ‘17 and ‘18 with a group that was special but we weren’t able to keep in place.
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