The AL East would be:
BOS, NYY, BLT, TOR, DET, CLE, BROOKLYN (formerly TAM) and the Syracuse expansion team.
The AL West would be:
KC, MIN, CWS, MIL(moving back to AL) LAA, SEA, TEX and HOU

The NL East would be:
ATL, MIA, NYM, PHI, WAS, PIT, Jersey (formerly OAK) and the expansion in Connecticut
The NL West would be:
CHC, CIN, StL, ARI, COL, LAD, SDO,and SFO

If teams don’t make money, then move it to a city that wants a team and will support it. Oklahoma City is doing this with basketball, why not baseball? If the problem is with balance, then put in a salary cap and stop letting big market teams put together All-Star teams.

Here is a workable scenario:

1. Work with the players association to contract the 2 teams. For the 50 jobs lost, offer to expand rosters for the remaining 28 teams by 2 players, generating 56 jobs.

2. Contract the A’s and Indians.

The Giants outperform the A’s in the Bay Area and average of 7-1 when both teams are on TV on the same day.

Indians fans are fed-up with the ownership and the front office, they have no faith in either and rank last in average attendance MLB-wide even though the team has been over .500 most of the year and has a chance, on paper, of winning the AL Central.

3. Let the Astros stay in the NL – that’s what Houston fans want, they don’t want to move to the AL.

4. Move the Rays into Progressive Field in Cleveland.

The Rays have a high-octane front-office and a team that knows how to win. Yet they can’t draw in Tampa Bay. The park is an embarrassment, but in these economic times no one is going to pay to construct a new facility, when the locals don’t support the team even when they win.

Northeastern Ohio fans have always supported contending teams. Sold out the Cavs with Lebron. Sell out the expansion Browns even though they stink. And had something like 455 consecutive sellouts in the mid-90′s when the Indians had a good team (one year they put tickets on sale the weekend before Thanksgiving, and had to hold some tickets out for walk-up sales, else every seat for the entire season would have been sold out over a 2 day weekend).
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Yes, Tampa would be the big loser, and would probably have to root for the Marlins or Rangers. But the Bay Area fans would still have their lovable Giants (with one of the best parks in MLB).

The Astros fans would be tickled to remain in the AL.

NE Ohio fans could root for their team again, instead of wishing they lose so the owner will have to sell.

The quality of play would improve.

The Indians and A’s ownerships would be bought out – both are tapped out financially and cannot afford to keep their players when they become established and want market salaries. The fire sales the 2 teams constantly conduct is a mark on MLB showing it as being almost and unprofessional as the NBA.

The Rays ownership, which has been sterling, would be able to generate cash flow commensurate with their abilities, efforts and accomplishments.

I don’t mind contraction, but honestly I’d rather see teams move. Tampa needs to get the fuck out of that stadium and state probably. Same for the A’s. Honestly, I’d love to see the Marlins go far, far away as well. When will this Florida baseball experiment come to an end already? Florida baseball REEKS.