While it's sure to be fodder for those who will joke that one of the wealthiest owners in sports is "crying" poverty, that's not exactly what the Washington Nationals were saying in a court filing last week which explained how the lack of any resolution in their years-long dispute with the Baltimore Orioles and MASN over television rights fees was affecting the Nationals' ability to compete in the free agent market and make necessary improvements organization wide.
Hollywood Reporter columnist Eriq Gardner wrote about the latest developments in the "escalating war" between the Nationals/MLB and the Orioles/MASN over the weekend, detailing the history of the dispute and reporting on the fact that the Nationals now believe it's affecting their ability to sign free agents, as explained in the memorandum.