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Originally Posted by TheGeographer
Larry H Miller group wants building heights up to 400 ft at the Rocky Mountain power site. A few taller buildings on that side of town would really extend out the “downtown” feeling from our current pyramid structure.
As for MLB that’s still a few years out looks like our competitors for an expansion team are Austin, Nashville, Charlotte, and Raleigh. Would Austin be considered a western or eastern team? Hopefully they’re in the East and not the West like the Spurs are in the NBA, or we could be in for some competition.
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None of those cities are much competition for Salt Lake. Austin isn't likely a viable option at this point.
Salt Lake's biggest competition is Portland - and now Sacramento. The latter has shown interest in landing a MLB team ever since the A's announced they would relocate there temporarily in 2025 (which they won over Salt Lake). That right there might put the kibosh on Salt Lake landing a MLB team. if Sacramento can prove a good location and can advance a stadium plan, they absolutely could pass Salt Lake in the pecking order.
There's also a lot of speculation that the A's move to Vegas will falter. If that happens, the only chance SLC has of landing a team is if the Millers buy the A's and move 'em here instead. But if the A's decide to stay in Sacramento, if Vegas falls through, the dream of a MLB team is likely dead as Vegas will certainly become the top expansion market as the MLB *really* wants in there.
I think Salt Lake is still better positioned vs Portland, tho.