ESPN is reporting that Mark Cuban has an interest in buying the Dodgers. Cuban also knows that the team is in a financial mess and might be hard to fix.
This week MLB rejected a proposed $3 billion television deal between the Dodgers and Fox. Cash from that deal was fundamental to the divorce settlement between owner Frank McCourt and his ex-wife, Jamie. The settlement is now scuttled, putting the future of the franchise in limbo.
Whenever any team is about to go up for sale, Cuban's name comes up. He says that he "looked at the Rangers. I looked at the Cubs." But to him, the Dodgers' financial woes are more of a hurdle.
Cuban still has a desire to own an MLB franchise might be too strong to resist owning even a financially troubled outfit like the Dodgers.
"If the deal is right and they're fixable, then I'm very interested," he said.
One of the issues that Cuban sees with the team is how McCourt has structured the franchise.
"He's got his parking lots and he's got this and that -- all these sub-corporations. So who knows what's included," Cuban said.
For now, he just waits like everyone else to see what MLB does to deal with the situation. He believes the wait could last awhile.
"They (MLB) might just take it back and decide not to sell it for a while, right, because they're not stupid, either," Cuban said. "They might say we'll take it back, we'll fix it up some, and clean up some of the mess and then we'll sell it then. Source: ESPN
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