garnetpalmetto
Jerkministrator
I still can't get over how much I despise every aspect of this.
Towns of ~30,000 got promoted to affiliated ball while 11 entire states (9 realistic ones, with due respect to Hawai'i & Alaska) are left with 0 affiliated/fully professional teams. Baseball is hell bent on becoming even more regional than it has been trending for a generation.
To be fair, Biggie, I think the only states that lost affiliated pro baseball as a result of the changes are Idaho, Montana, Vermont, and West Virginia. The other 8 (Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Wyoming) wouldn't have had pro teams this year regardless.