As Diamond Baseball Holdings continues to gobble up minor league franchises — more than 40 of the 120 full-season affiliates and counting, including the Charlotte Knights, Birmingham Barons and Winston-Salem Dash — the end goal of a private equity-backed company owning such a massive percentage of minor league baseball concerns remains unclear.
Over at Defector, Jen Ramos Eisen takes the latest crack at the mystery. Like the other previously reported stories, the on-record quotes are generally positive. DBH has the resources that many of the previous ownership groups lacked, whether it’s deeper pockets or the ability to upgrade facilities by buying in bulk. There’s the emphasis in turning ballparks into entertainment districts, which risks making the baseball part of the equation a lesser priority, but it does get more use out of facilities, many of which are publicly funded.
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