RE: Oakland A's to explore relocation
if you were going to try to go to 32 and regionalize a bit, So long as none of the expansion teams are out west, here’s what I’d do:
Switch the A’s, Mariners, and Angels to the NL
Switch the Marlins and Braves to the AL, and add both expansion teams to the AL.
Align with the 4 divisions of 8. The NL would look like this:
NL West: Seattle, Oakland, SF, LAA, LAD, SD, Arizona, Colorado
NL East: St Louis, Milwaukee, CHI Cubs, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington, NYM
AL Central: Minnesota, CWS, Cleveland, Detroit, Toronto, NYY, Boston, Baltimore
AL South: KC, Texas, Houston, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, Expansion #1, Expansion #2
It’s a blend of traditional and regional.
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