We saw last week that the final approval of the transfer of the San Diego Padres to Jeff Moorad had hit a snag based on some financial consideration or other. At Forbes today, Mike Ozanian gets a little closer to the problem:
Ozanian says that the limited partners are being “put under the microscope.”
Like I said the other day, I suppose this is a good thing if it means that MLB is now taking the financial stability of its owners seriously in light of the Frank McCourt/Fred Wilpon debacles. Still, it’s not like Moorad is new to the scene here, having been slowly taking over the Padres for a couple of years now.