AL East:
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Baltimore Orioles
AL North:
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
AL South:
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers
K.C. Royals
Colorado Rockies
AL West:
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
[Expansion Team](Portland or Las Vegas?)
NL East:
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Washington Nationals
Toronto Blue Jays
NL North:
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago Cubs
NL South:
Atlanta Braves
Florida Marlins
Houston Astros
[Expansion Team](Virginia or New Orleans?)
NL West:
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Fransico Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks
As far as playoffs go I would prefer 8 teams per conference and for the regular season to either be shortened or pushed to March so that the playoffs begin around September 21st:
If 8 teams:
AL Wild Card Matchups[Best of 5]:
1 vs 8 AL Series 1 [Sept 21st-Sept 27th]
2 vs 7 AL Series 2 [Sept 23rd-Sept 29th]
3 vs 6 AL Series 3 [Sept 22nd-Sept 28th]
4 vs 5 AL Series 4 [Sept 24th-Sept 30th]
NL Wild Card Matchups[Best of 5]:
1 vs 8 NL Series 1 [Sept 23rd-Sept 29th]
2 vs 7 NL Series 2 [Sept 21st-Sept 27th]
3 vs 6 NL Series 3 [Sept 24th-Sept 30th]
4 vs 5 NL Series 4 [Sept 22nd-Sept 28th]
AL Divisional Matchups [Best of 5]:
AL Series 5: Winner of AL Series 1 vs Winner of AL Series 3 [October 1st-October 7th]
AL Series 6: Winner of AL Series 2 vs Winner of AL Series 4 [October 2nd-October 8th]
NL Divisional Matchups [Best of 5]:
NL Series 5: Winner of NL Series 1 vs Winner of NL Series 3 [October 4th-October 10th]
NL Series 6: Winner of NL Series 2 vs Winner of NL Series 4 [October 3rd-October 9th]
AL Championship Matchup [Best of 7]:
AL Series 7: Winner of AL Series 5 vs Winner of AL Series 6 [October 11th-October 19th]
NL Championship Matchup [Best of 7]:
NL Series 7: Winner of NL Series 5 vs Winner of NL Series 6 [October 13th-October 21st]
World Series Matchup [Best of 7]
AL Champion vs NL Champion [October 23rd-October 31st]
