Brooklyn State of Mind: Robins Enjoy Very Good Year On The Fiancial Field (2060.15)

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As Ron likes to say, the BBA is as much played on the financial sheet as it is on the baseball diamond. With the new financial rules coming into play, the Robins are in a good place given that they don't have to make some tough decisions with player retention. What that means is that the Robins will have room to get in some players who can hopefully get the team closer to a playoff spot in 2061 or 2062.

Looking at the financials, the Robins were able to make 7 million dollars more in revenue this year without the benefit of playoff income. That is thanks to in large part to the increase in attendance to 27,000 and more merchandise. Combined with a gate share increase and the magic of the internal PPT usage that is rumored in the BBA, the Robins were able to make more money and have enough space to be a little bit more aggressive in the offseason.

Team sources indicate that the Robins baseball executives and team ownership have agreed that the Robins are going to get a budget increase to over 110 million dollars. Which means combined with a PPT to cash investment expected fairly soon, the Robins are going to be able to spend close to the cap or to the cap. That means that the Robins can hopefully better match up on the field with the rest of the JL, and with some focus on the team needs could lead to the rebuild being closer to being finished than anyone could expect.