After recently proposing a very radical way to retool the Cubs roster, I thought, “What the heck, I’ll also help Rob Manfred expand baseball to 32 teams while realigning the leagues and divisions.” Because MLB will continue to see significant financial hardships heading into the 2021 season, expansion is one way to generate a large-scale infusion of cash into the bank accounts of the 30 franchise owners.
Manfred has repeatedly said that moving the current number of teams from 30 to 32 is something he’d like to see happen, and it’s not like precedent doesn’t exist for completely restructuring both leagues.