It will take 60 votes for approval in the Senate, though. Others are reportedly concerned more relief funds will trigger more inflation. Some Republicans are reportedly on board. The lighting is pretty much mandatory under the new points system: teams can lose 20 points in the future (infield and outfield lights are evaluated separately), and by 2025 having 20 points could lead to losing the team. The statue of Peoria Chiefs legend Pete Vonachen and young baseball fan stands in silhouette Monday, against the field at Dozer Park. What’s needed at Dozer Park is typical for many ballparks: upgraded LED lighting to Class AA specs, larger clubhouses and workout spaces, new kitchens and lounges, a women’s locker room, and two batting tunnels. The teams who play in a city-owned ballpark don’t have to worry about these costs. “That’s the downside right now to owning your ballpark. “But I think $2.2 million is on the low side. Though Peoria lost its godfather of minor league baseball in 2013, Pete Vonachen’s gregarious presence remains larger than life at Dozer Park. “Until I get an architect to walk through Dozer Park, we won’t know for sure the cost,” Chiefs general manager Jason Mott said earlier this season.
Dozer Park is owned by the Chiefs, which means there’s no municipal landlord to approach.
In Peoria, the Chiefs management say it will take a minimum of $2.2 million and upwards of $6.5 million to bring Dozer Park up to the current specs. While some teams were in position to address all the new specs at once, others are looking at a multiyear approach, both to spread out their costs and also to hedge their bets in case the specs change again.
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The new facility rules did not initially cause a ton of concern among ownership ranks, but when the final specs were released and the fine print was examined, it was clear that few MiLB ballparks met the new specs–including many ballparks opening in the past few years–and as a result teams were forced into figuring out how to address millions needed for upgrades. The latest: the Peoria Chiefs (High-A Central), facing millions in mandated Dozer Park renovations.
We’re seeing more and more teams reckon with MiLB facility issues after MLB’s takeover of the sport. By Kevin Reichard on Jin Minor-League Baseball, News
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