MLB Question?

Do you think that it would be a good decision for the MLB association to add two expansion teams to the American League and that way everything could be evened out for example football and basketball have even teams on both side like AFC/NFC and NBA East and NBA West. if you think that they should add two teams, would it be wise to add them to AL West and AL Central? that way its 32 teams.MLB Question?
I think all divisions should have the same number of teams. Possible solution: Take Houston and move them to the AL West.
The MLB is very careful with it's expansion which is why they have avoided over-expansion like I think the NHL has done and currently the economy is not favoring expansion, but at some point I hope to see 16 teams in each league. I don't think inter-league play should happen every day, so keeping the leagues with even numbers (rather than 15 and 15) is the way to go. I like the wild card, it rewards good teams, and the wild card teams are often the most exciting to watch, so they need to keep 3 divisions unless they add another round to the playoffs, but that gets too long and messy. I don't think it's that big of a deal having 16 %26amp; 14, expansion should be because the market and talent pool are growing, not just to even things out.MLB Question?
ABSOLUTELY NOT! Furthermore, eliminate all of the previous expansion teams. High quality teams are a must for the future of Major League Baseball. There are already way too many teams and too few quality players. This permits the few real super stars to demand and receive ridiculous salaries to play in a stadium where three quarters of the seats are always empty. No matter how great their ability, a superstar player can rarely do much to help when there's 8 other mediocre players on the field. There will always be a finite number of superstars, more teams will only spread them thinner. Who knows, maybe the Dodgers can return to Brooklyn, Washington will again be home to the Senators, Toronto can get back to playing serious hockey, and baseball players will stay on the same team long enough to learn their names.
No. God no. The talent (in partilcular the pitching talent) is so watered down right now. The #5 pitchers and 1-3 of the relievers on most teams aren't talented enough to really play past the AAA level but the MLB teams don't have any choice but to have them on the roster because they don't have any other choice. Expanding would be absolutely detrimental to the league right now. The small market teams that have enough trouble competeing as it is and would be put in an absolutely no win situation if more teams were added. Expansion is the worst thing MLB could do at this time.MLB Question?
I think it'd be a fine decision. I don't like the 4 team AL East division, as it seems like an easier road to the postseason. You couldn't simply move an NL Central team to the AL East however because that would entail an interleague game every single day.



Baseball is a game of differences though, from the DH rule to different ballpark dimensions, and that is in part what makes it so great.
right now is not a good time to expand, but your point is well taken. i'd say in the next decade, mlb, could add two more teams. cities often mentioned are Portland, Las Vegas, San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Charlotte. Once 2 of these cities are picked then you can figure out how to realign the divisions.
If they were to add 2 more teams I would realign the leagues how the NFL has its conferences now. Four divisions in each league, four teams in each division. The only problem is they would have to reformat how the games will be played during the regular season.
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