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It will never happen, but imagine if the NFL, NBA and MLB has relegation. No more tanking the season for draft picks. It would make the end of the season exciting for almost every team, even the teams with a .200 win percentage.

(04-24-2023 07:44 AM)Usajags Wrote:  It will never happen, but imagine if the NFL, NBA and MLB has relegation. No more tanking the season for draft picks. It would make the end of the season exciting for almost every team, even the teams with a .200 win percentage.

I've been promoting this idea for MLB for some time now.

Set up both MLB leagues in three divisions. Set up the first group with the top 4/5 teams win average over the last 5 years, plus the pennant winner from last year if they are not included in the top 5.

National League -

A Division -
Dodgers, Braves, Mets, Cards, Phillies

B Division -
Giants, Padres, Cubs, D-Backs, Brewers

C Division -
Pirates, Reds, Marlins, Nationals, Rockies

A Division, 3 teams make the playoffs, B Division, 2 teams make the playoffs, C Division, 1 team makes the playoffs.

If you lose A or B Division, you move down a division. If you win B or C Division, you move up next season. If you lose C Division, you move to AAA, and the best farm club moves up.

If you manage to stay in C Division and never win or never move down, you cannot stay in the lowest division for more than 5 years. If you do, MLB will buy your franchise for what you paid for it, minus 10%, and then sell it at market value, minus 25% to a new prospective owner. I call this the poverty franchise rule. You either get better or get out. No longer will the cheap check collecting owners like the Bob Castellini, Bob Nutting & John Fisher be allowed to keep a poverty franchise hostage from it's loyal fan base.

When one team has a payroll over $250mil playing area. With a $50mil payroll, that’s the problem. There needs to be a minimum payroll of at least $150mil. That would help.

Relegation would be great, I am just saying it ain’t ever gonna be culturally adopted.

^^Agreed. It would be awesome for MLS, but I would not want to lose the MLS Cup playoffs either, which add an Americanized adaptation to the sport here.

(04-24-2023 02:24 PM)FNblazer Wrote:  ^^Agreed. It would be awesome for MLS, but I would not want to lose the MLS Cup playoffs either, which add an Americanized adaptation to the sport here.

No reason you can’t do both.

(04-24-2023 09:19 AM)Usajags Wrote:  When one team has a payroll over $250mil playing area. With a $50mil payroll, that’s the problem. There needs to be a minimum payroll of at least $150mil. That would help.

Affirmative.