"Everyone wants to know, how much is the team payroll budget and how much will actually be spent? What assurances did the new staff receive that ownership will approve higher budgets, and who will be our starting nine on opening day? But those questions aren't going to be answered. And they probably do not actually know who their Opening Day starters will be."
"In the past, the Hot Stove events have had three different basic formats that shifted over time: 1) Originally direct fan questions, 2) Then fans submitted questions ahead of time to be pre-screened and read by the moderator (e.g. Kolko), and 3) In later years there were no fan questions, team management spoke with no fan input. At this point, plan holders have not been asked to submit questions,"
The Washington Nationals Hot Stove lunch is scheduled for Saturday, January 31st for season plan holders and serves as the only in-person management forum with no Winterfest this year. Fans want clarity on payroll size, actual spending, ownership budget approvals, and Opening Day starters. Those direct questions likely will not be answered, and management may not yet know Opening Day starters. Hot Stove formats have shifted from direct fan questions to pre-screened submissions to no fan questions. Plan holders have not been asked to submit questions, creating a possible chance to restore live Q&A. A set of suggested questions aims to elicit informative responses from confirmed attendees Toboni and Butera and potential guests Kilambi and Sinnarajah.
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