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Total whiff: Angels’ owner says winning not a top-five concern

For 15 years, Angels fans have waited for October baseball.Instead, they got this.Speaking to reporters during a recent media session addressing the team’s payroll and broadcast uncertainty, billionaire owner Arte Moreno said:“The No. 1 thing fans want is affordability. They want affordability. They want safety, and they want a good experience when they come to the ballpark. Believe it or not, winning is not in their top 5”Read that again. Winning is not in their top five.

This from an owner whose franchise hasn’t won a playoff game since 2009 and hasn’t even appeared in October since 2014. The Angels have posted losing records in nine of the last 10 seasons.With Mike Trout in his prime. After having Shohei Ohtani in the clubhouse — and losing him.And let’s not forget — Ohtani’s camp said the Angels were given a chance to match the Dodgers’ offer before he signed elsewhere. Moreno declined to match it.Now, Moreno is telling the media that winning isn’t even a top-five consideration.If making a hefty profit without winning was Moreno’s objective, he’s doing just fine for himself. Moreno bought the franchise in 2003 for less than $200 million. Today, Forbes values the Angels at roughly $2.75 billion.

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