New York Yankees and 4 other teams that would benefit from MLB realignment in 2020

As MLB is considering a radical realignment plan for an abbreviated 2020 season, here we look at five teams that could benefit from the plan.

Over the past few weeks, we’ve heard quite a few rumors about plans for MLB to re-start the 2020 season. Some of the rumors have included playing games in Florida/Arizona/Texas, playing seven-inning games, having no replay or mound visits, a season going well into November, and playing without fans in the stands.

One plan that seems to be gaining momentum is a realignment of the 30 teams into three ten-team divisions, with a possible start time around the first of July. Under the plan, here is what the three divisions would look like:

• East: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals
• Central: Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals
• West: Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants

It’s basically a combination of the East, Central, and West divisions from the AL and NL into one division, except the Pirates and Braves are swapped. It’s still unclear whether the games will be played in home ballparks or not, but this would be a huge shift from how we’ve done things in the past.

It also figures to lead to a lot of discussions regarding which teams would or would not benefit from such a plan. Here, we look at five teams who could benefit from the proposed plan.