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I just can't understand why we'd want to punish the well run clubs by creating a welfare league for the poorly run clubs by capping teams out.

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I don't know that I would use "punish" and "welfare," but the answer to your point is simple: you NEED those teams to have a viable league and not every team is going to be a large market, rich one.

On the field, the Rangers (for example) want to beat the Astros (and vice-versa) but neither want the other to fold. Essentially a form of a cartel. If you want to scrutinize small market teams for relocation, go for it. But for dissolution, that's not a good idea.

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we're condemning ourselves to a future of average teams competing to be the least bad to make the playoffs.

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The future has arrived! The AL West!

TarponChaser said:

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I think these would piss off both sides pretty equally but would actually work well for the game.

• Hard salary cap
• Hard salary floor
• End blackouts
• Fix the ability of fans to stream all games across multiple platforms
• Pooling and equal distribution of all media rights proceeds
• Fix the service time manipulation (something like 90-100 days on the MLB active roster)
• Arbitration eligible after 2 years
• Unrestricted after 5 years
• Owners required to re-expand MiLB rosters and clubs so that players actually have a path to develop
• Increase MLB active rosters to 30 players w/ 16 pitcher max (September call-ups go to 32)
• End deferred contracts (clubs can grandfather in 50% of their current deferred contracts, otherwise they have to trade guys)

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this would be awesome