As I mentioned elsewhere, there is no 'new ownership'--same guys, with different slices of the pie. In some cases, MUCH bigger slices to digest.
Nintendo's stake went for about $660 million. That's what the other owners paid.
I have no idea how much Stanton and Larson are worth...but to me, this seems like ponying up the first year of college tuition...having the furnace go out...the engine on the SUV seizing...and losing my health insurance to Paul Ryan's better idea--all at the same time. Maybe it's me, but that's the time I put away the brochures for that Tahiti trip I've been fantasizing about.
I could be way off, but if Mather tells me I can just spend as much as last year, I'm one happy Jerry Dipoto skipping out of his office.
So does that leave enough for a big ticket outfielder?