MLB expansion?

[gscottar]

I have the solution. Put all three teams in the same division as the Yankees! 😉

Not a bad idea Brian. Currently when the Rays host the Yankees and Red Sox the visiting team has the majority of fans. Kind of like when the Cardinals visit KC.

[gscottar]

AL East-New York, Boston, Baltimore, Toronto
AL South-Tampa Bay, Texas, Houston, Kansas City
AL North-Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Cleveland
AL West-Seattle, Oakland, Las Vegas, Los Angeles

NL East-New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Montreal
NL Central-St Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Colorado
NL South-Atlanta, Florida, Cincinnati, Washington
NL West-Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Arizona

You nailed it stl25. This is exactly how I would draw it up.

[bicyclemike]

I would go this way:

AL East: New York, Boston, Baltimore, Tampa
AL North:Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota
AL Central: Chicago White Sox, Kansas City,Houston,Texas
AL West: Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles,Las Vegas

NL East: Atlanta, Philadelphia, Miami, Washington
NL North: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Montreal, New York
NL Central: St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Colorado
NL West: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Arizona

[CardsFanInChiTown]

Would they ever consider really shaking things up and doing an east and west like the NBA to reduce travel?

[Brian Walton]

Fair question, but remember that the NBA does not play multi-game series in the same city like MLB does.

[LACardFan]

They usually look at Metro size and TV market size (the bulk of revenues are now from TV contracts).

In which case, the two choices would be 1) Montreal & 2) Charlotte
Television Market Sizes

Portland would be a rather distant third, because there is more population within 150 miles of Charlotte than there is within 150 miles of Portland. That said, professional franchises in Portland do tend to draw well.

[forsch31]

How about a totally different idea and add a 3rd team in NYC. The other location could maybe be Montreal or Las Vegas. NYC used to have 3 teams. Maybe that would make more sense.

[Brian Walton]

I am not well versed on the specifics, but I recall that Seattle lost its NBA team while Portland has kept theirs. The two had coexisted for a long time.

[Cardinal in France]

This is all something for the billionaires to decide. Wake me up if anything important changes.

[mspaid]

Forget Montreal, Las Vegas, Portland and all of those ideas. An American League team in St. Louis called…yes, the Browns and a National League team in Brooklyn. There, it’s settled.

[bicyclemike]

Cool nostalgia idea, Nate! And really,I think a team in Brooklyn would do well, although the Mets and Yankees would not like it.

[BlackHillsCard]

The A’s are working diligently on getting a new stadium for themselves so I would take then out as a team that would relocate.

[Brian Walton]

Ken Rosenthal cites three reasons that expansion appears to be on hold:

1) Current owners don’t want to share more pieces of the $ pie
2) Unresolved stadiums in Oak and TB
3) Teams reluctant to lose talent via expansion drafts

Despite some financial incentives, MLB expansion is on hold. Here’s why: https://t.co/zRqdgOes4S

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 11, 2021

[gscottar]

Thanks for sharing that article. I assumed expansion was a no brainer but now I see why it may take longer.

[Brian Walton]

You are welcome. I was still surprised because it is such easy money for MLB.

[bicyclemike]

You would think expansion is in the near future, given the 2020 red ink bath. But it makes sense to hold off for now for the reasons given, plus the uncertainty that will stretch in to 2021.

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