TheBigFiz21

Took the time to shop the O's team store at the Yard yesterday. I thought the Fanatics takeover wouldn't be fully complete until after New Year's Day or near Opening Day at the very least, but they already have, probably because they've done this before for a few teams already. Stock-wise, the team store still beats Fanatics/MLB Shop; I was able to buy an blank orange-alt replica, which you can't find on the Fanatics site as of the time I posted this. Same goes for the Fanchain that was all over the team dugout this season.

Discount-wise, I think they'll get more stingy though, or rather the difference between them and the site will be relatively minimal. Last year, while still under team control, all items in-store were 50% (Nike jerseys 30% off) on Black Friday and mind you, the replicas were $130 before any discount. That BF, I got the road replica for roughly $100. Now this year, under Fanatics control, it was 25% off when spending more than $100, with blank replicas priced at $145 before any discount. The orange-alt was about $110 after discount & before MD tax, so I can't complain too much. It'll be interesting to see how much things stay the same or change drastically, if at all, though I most likely am still going to get most of my gear through giveaway games, department stores like Marshalls & Burlington, and consumer marketplaces like Facebook and eBay.