The chances they’ll move to Nashville are slim and none

for exactly the reasons you state. That 50 mile radius from Chicago contains millions more people than Nashville even if you slice half of it off and hand the northern part exclusively to the Cubs.

It’s the same thing as it was with Tampa - leverage for a deal from the state.

Now, on the team this year, they’re unwatchable. I have never heard of two thirds of them, they’re barely an AAA team with the worst hitting I’ve ever seen, and I truly think they might challenge the ‘62 Mets as the worst team in the modern era. If they win 50 games it’ll be a miracle.