The Oakland A’s are moving to Las Vegas, leaving their stadium, the Coliseum in the hands of a sports and entertainment group. Their new stadium is hoped to be completed for the 2028 season. Senior Mason Willis believes it will eventually be a beneficial move for the Oakland A’s.
“The A’s are one of the lower financial teams in the league, so I think moving to Vegas will bring in some revenue and I think it will bring in some new fans,” Willis said.
Bringing in revenue would help add more talented players to their team since the A’s have the lowest payroll in the MLB. An excellent example is the A’s newest player, Mason Miller, one of the best closers in the league. The A’s would be able to add more players like Miller to assist their team in making it to the World Series.
“Especially with their new guy, Mason Miller, he is in his early 20’s throwing 102 [mph],” Willis said.
Obtaining more skillful players would help the team get out of their current drought of losing seasons. A winning season could benefit the fanbase’s morale and would ultimately bring more supporters to the games. Junior Zach Kavich, on the other hand, thinks that moving stadiums is a bad idea.
“They’re going to Vegas but they’re gonna have to play in a small stadium in Sacramento for five years, so I am not a big fan of it,” Kavich said.
Kavich believes traveling to a different state from their loyal fanbase is not the best move for the Oakland A’s. The fans in Oakland who were going to every game might not want to make the trek to the new stadium. It also does not help that they will be playing at a Triple-A stadium for the next three years. The stadium will not hold anywhere close to the same number of people as the Coliseum and the field will not be as well-kept as a typical MLB field. They will be playing in Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento until the new stadium in Las Vegas is completed. Everyone is waiting for the final result and how it will affect their franchise. Until then, there will continue to be many different opinions from Oakland A supporters and even standard MLB watchers.
