Realignment prediction: Would suck to lose all our current division rivals aside from the Marlins
January 12, 2026
Realignment prediction: Would suck to lose all our current division rivals aside from the Marlins
32 comments
The best option for realignment is doing four divisions total, two in each league, east and west.
The Phils and Mets can have eachother, screw them. Bring on Nashville or Raleigh
I hate Nashville/Raleigh. Pack of cheaters, they are.
The East v. West instead of NL/AL realignment is more intriguing than this
Why do we need divisions?
As a Tennessean i’d absolutely hate for my new home team to be in a division with my favorite team
I still think having a Nashville/Raleigh team in the same division as us would be a dumb move on MLB’s part. Already a lot of Braves fans across the south, having a southern expansion team in the American League would probably make it easier for them to grab fans rather than switch allegiance to a new division rival.
A Nashville MLB team would cut into Braves country. Not a fan.
We might beat our prior divisional winning streak if this happens
Honestly, sure.
I’ve been saying this in multiple realignment threads, because they all have the same division, but it’s such a damned boring division. Every other division has at least one good rivalry, and then there’s us. Rivalries take time to build, and aren’t guaranteed.
So Braves fan in Florida will be blacked out for about a quarter of the season? Oof.
Can’t we just do East vs West so I don’t have to stay up so late?
We get the shortest straw on fanbases in this division realignment…. The rivalries would be extremely 1 sided. Marlins fans don’t exist. Tampa fans aren’t the liveliest bunch and I get the impression the Rays are everyone’s second favorite team in Tampa. Nashville is an expansion wildcard. MLB really needs a Vegas Golden Knights instant success story to guarantee a fanbase establishment. Otherwise, they run the risk of Braves fans outnumbering Nashville fans when we come to town because Nashville has been a part of Braves country for a very long time. They aren’t just TBS fans, Nashville was straight up our market region for decades.
I hate the Mets and Phillies but I respect the following they have and their fans help keep games between us lively and intense.
Please let this happen. NL south and AL west stink so bad
I get an “NL South” makes sense geographically, but I’m not fan. I prefer to stay in the East.
As someone in the triangle:
Please.
Pirates still have more NL East titles than the Mets and haven’t been in the division since 1994.
Fuck the Mets.
The Nashville/Raleigh team should be in AL. Give me two teams to cheer for.
Geographically I get it, and as much as I hate Philly and NYM, that’s our lifelong rivals and the marlins have always kinda just been “there”. It would absolutely suck to lose our toughest/longest rivals.
We’d have a tough time with Tampa every year given how strong they’ve been but like…I don’t care about them.
Also some of these entire divisions are dogshit. Specifically AL West followed by AL South.
🤷♂️
As others have said, putting a potential Nashville/Raleigh team in the same division as the Braves is going cut into Braves country & maybe limit fan growth.
I think it would be best to put the Nashville/Raleigh team in the AL, which doesn’t fit into their East/West realignment plan. As a Tennessee resident, I’m extremely excited at the prospect of Nashville getting a team & would’ve happily followed them & made them my B Team if they were put in the AL (or even the NL in a different division). If they are in the same division as the Braves, then it’s going to be tough to care.
Ahhhh…regional divisons. Someone alert college football and tell them it can be done.
Tampa Bay AND the Marlins? No thanks. Put TB in the AL south and bring the Royals over to our division.
I feel like the Rays and Astros should switch here. Get the Texas teams out of the same division/league like all the other multi state teams sans Cali. Also Astros have a history in the NL unlike the Rays.
The Nashville/Raleigh team should be in the AL and Portland/SLC added to the NL.
I have a hard time thinking Tampa won’t be in a division with Yankees and Red Sox. Home games against those two teams is the only thing keeping that franchise alive afaik. I would think it’d be Marlins/Braves/Reds plus whatever southern expansion.
NL west would be brutal. Braves would feast in the south.
Yeah I hate this shit. It’s like manufacturing consent. No one asked for this. I want to play the Phillies and the Mets and beat up on the nationals as always. Honestly the marlins would be the first I drop!
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The best option for realignment is doing four divisions total, two in each league, east and west.
The Phils and Mets can have eachother, screw them. Bring on Nashville or Raleigh
I hate Nashville/Raleigh. Pack of cheaters, they are.
The East v. West instead of NL/AL realignment is more intriguing than this
Why do we need divisions?
As a Tennessean i’d absolutely hate for my new home team to be in a division with my favorite team
I still think having a Nashville/Raleigh team in the same division as us would be a dumb move on MLB’s part. Already a lot of Braves fans across the south, having a southern expansion team in the American League would probably make it easier for them to grab fans rather than switch allegiance to a new division rival.
A Nashville MLB team would cut into Braves country. Not a fan.
We might beat our prior divisional winning streak if this happens
Honestly, sure.
I’ve been saying this in multiple realignment threads, because they all have the same division, but it’s such a damned boring division. Every other division has at least one good rivalry, and then there’s us. Rivalries take time to build, and aren’t guaranteed.
So Braves fan in Florida will be blacked out for about a quarter of the season? Oof.
Can’t we just do East vs West so I don’t have to stay up so late?
We get the shortest straw on fanbases in this division realignment…. The rivalries would be extremely 1 sided. Marlins fans don’t exist. Tampa fans aren’t the liveliest bunch and I get the impression the Rays are everyone’s second favorite team in Tampa. Nashville is an expansion wildcard. MLB really needs a Vegas Golden Knights instant success story to guarantee a fanbase establishment. Otherwise, they run the risk of Braves fans outnumbering Nashville fans when we come to town because Nashville has been a part of Braves country for a very long time. They aren’t just TBS fans, Nashville was straight up our market region for decades.
I hate the Mets and Phillies but I respect the following they have and their fans help keep games between us lively and intense.
Please let this happen. NL south and AL west stink so bad
I get an “NL South” makes sense geographically, but I’m not fan. I prefer to stay in the East.
As someone in the triangle:
Please.
Pirates still have more NL East titles than the Mets and haven’t been in the division since 1994.
Fuck the Mets.
The Nashville/Raleigh team should be in AL. Give me two teams to cheer for.
Geographically I get it, and as much as I hate Philly and NYM, that’s our lifelong rivals and the marlins have always kinda just been “there”. It would absolutely suck to lose our toughest/longest rivals.
We’d have a tough time with Tampa every year given how strong they’ve been but like…I don’t care about them.
Also some of these entire divisions are dogshit. Specifically AL West followed by AL South.
🤷♂️
As others have said, putting a potential Nashville/Raleigh team in the same division as the Braves is going cut into Braves country & maybe limit fan growth.
I think it would be best to put the Nashville/Raleigh team in the AL, which doesn’t fit into their East/West realignment plan. As a Tennessee resident, I’m extremely excited at the prospect of Nashville getting a team & would’ve happily followed them & made them my B Team if they were put in the AL (or even the NL in a different division). If they are in the same division as the Braves, then it’s going to be tough to care.
Ahhhh…regional divisons. Someone alert college football and tell them it can be done.
Tampa Bay AND the Marlins? No thanks. Put TB in the AL south and bring the Royals over to our division.
I feel like the Rays and Astros should switch here. Get the Texas teams out of the same division/league like all the other multi state teams sans Cali. Also Astros have a history in the NL unlike the Rays.
The Nashville/Raleigh team should be in the AL and Portland/SLC added to the NL.
I have a hard time thinking Tampa won’t be in a division with Yankees and Red Sox. Home games against those two teams is the only thing keeping that franchise alive afaik. I would think it’d be Marlins/Braves/Reds plus whatever southern expansion.
NL west would be brutal. Braves would feast in the south.
Yeah I hate this shit. It’s like manufacturing consent. No one asked for this. I want to play the Phillies and the Mets and beat up on the nationals as always. Honestly the marlins would be the first I drop!
YES PLEASE
I don’t like it, not one bit honestly.