ItIt is a tumultuous time to be a fan of a major league baseball team.
Several franchises are engaged in protracted talks with city officials and ownership boards concerning public stadium funding and potential relocations to more promising markets.
The Athletics (famously) and the Brewers (quietly) have been discussing relocation as a remedy to the so-called financial burdens associated with stadium maintenance and construction. Now, we can add our very own Chicago White Sox to the list.
AccordingAccording to Crain’s Chicago Business writer Greg Hinz, "Knowledgeable sources say Jerry Reinsdorf, the team’s majority owner and chairman, is considering moving the organization from Guaranteed Rate Field in Bridgeport when the team’s lease expires just six years from now.