90 million to spend to get to league average

[*ochocincos*]

(10-26-2024, 01:53 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: https://www.redlegnation.com/2024/10/25/the-cincinnati-reds-lead-the-way-in-mlb-sponsorship-deals/

The poor poor Reds. Can't afford to spend.  

Reds also were 21st in stadium attendance this past season at just 24,990/game.
In seasons where they haven't been anywhere close to competitive, the attendance dropped below 20k/game.
2015 was the last season they averaged right about 30k/game or higher (29,870).

There's no secret that the Reds will get a big boost to attendance if they are actually competitive.
Fans want to attend to see winners.
A decrease in 5-10k attendance per game at 81 games a year multiplied by price of each of those tickets can really put a dent in the available cash in subsequent seasons if continually losing year after year.

The reality is though the Reds will not get their attendance back to 30-35k/game unless they give the fans a reason to be excited.
The only way to do that is to win, but they'll still probably have some skepticism going into the season regardless unless they add some talent in FA/trades that get the fans excited to attend in April/May.