My Super World Dynasty

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Yes, it is a super world league. These are the leagues added to the fictional and real world mods:

-eriqjaffe's CEB quickstart from OOTP14 (converted to 15 with modifiers adjusted similar to what HH and IBL are in 15)
-the NCAA Baseball Mod
-Canadian Baseball League (a 2004 game started by me on OOTP simmed up until 2013)
-As of now, four "junior leagues" at the HS level in America
-The Israel Baseball League, which will start in 2007 during the CBL mod
-The eight OOTP15 leagues (MLB, ***, KBO, CPBL, MEX, HH, IBL, SNB)
-Seven Caribbean Winter Leagues, with each league champion and the Cuban Champion meeting in the Caribbean Series)
-China Baseball League, which will form in 2009 in the CBL game.
-South African Premiership, the replacement league in the CEB quickstart for South Africa, with one minor league. This league will play from October to January.
-SLIP League, eight teams from Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan to replace the IBL during the CEB quickstart, with one minor league This league will play from October to January.
-Hawaii Winter Baseball. An eight-team league based in Hawaii.
-Australian Baseball League
-Baseball Philippines. A six-team league playing its season in the winter compared to actual summertime.
-Multiple Independent Leagues in Canada, US, Mexico, and Japan.

The league will also have Association Championships as follows:
-Confederation of European Baseball
In 2013, 21 League Champions will vie for the European Cup. (HH and IBL excluded for roster purposes, and the SM-sarja is omitted due to me messing up their schedule by accident) In 2014, the amount of teams competing for the European Cup will increase to 25, as the IBL, HH, SM-sarja and Israeli league will join.
-African Baseball Association
A Best-of-Seven featuring the SAP and SLIP League Champions for the African Championship to take place in February of each season.
-Asia Series
***, KBO, CPBL, and CBL league champions competing in a knockout best-of-5 to play in the best-of-seven Konami Cup Finals.
-Caribbean Series
As mentioned above, eight latin american winter leagues vying for the Caribbean Championship.
-Oceania Championship Series
The league champions of Australia, Hawaii, and the Philippines play for the Oceania Cup Final.

I will not take over a team until I expand MLB in 2016 or 2017. The team to take over is TBD, as it will be an expansion team from scratch.

I will post updates on the Inaugural European Cup in 2013, as well as the ABA Series. I will stop, to get the league to date as of March 21, 2014, to merge with the real world shortly.

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The following is the series format for the Association Championships:

Confederation of European Baseball: 3-5-5-7-7
African Baseball Association: Best-of-7
Asia Series: 5-7
Caribbean Series: 3-5-7
Oceania Championship Series: Two teams will play a 1-2 Best-of-three to play in the 2-3-2 Best-of-7 Final.

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Here are the 2013 teams in the CEB tournament:

NOTE: All teams are their respective league champions
The teams are seeded 1-21, with the Top 11 receiving a first-round bye:
Vetra Utena (70-23, 1st in LBL)
Draci Brno (71-43, 2nd in Extraliga)
Dortmund Wanderers (64-40, Nord Division Champions; 1BL)
BC Slovan Bratislava (49-31, 1st in 1 Liga Slovenska)
Stockholm BSK (69-45, 2nd in Elitserien Baseboll)
El Llano BC (63-45, 1st in Liga Nacional de Beisbol)
Herts Falcons (65-49, 1st in National Baseball League)
Baroni (51-39, 1st in Latvia)
Savigny-sur-Orge Lions (64-50, 2nd in French Division I)
Kiili Pantrid (50-40, 1st in Estonia)
Namur Angels (63-51, 2nd in 1 Division Baseball)
Schwaz Tigers (63-51, 2nd in Austrian League)
Szentendre Sleepwalkers (49-41, 1st in NBI)
Deby Osielsko (50-42, 2nd in Ekstraliga)
Svjatogor-975 (59-51, 2nd in Russian Baseball)
Zajcki (38-34, 2nd in ZZBS)
Greystones Mariners (63-57, T-1st in Irish League)
BK Zagreb (46-44, 2nd in Liga 1A)
BK Vojvodina (36-36, 3rd in 1 Liga Srbija)
Edinburgh Diamond Devils (36-36, 2nd in Scottish League)
Wil Devils (52-63, 4th in Nationalliga A)

Your first-round matchup results:
First Round to be played August 29, 31, and September 1 (if necessary):
BK Zagreb vs. Svjatogor-975
Zajcki vs. Greystones Mariners
BK Vojvodina vs. Deby Osielsko
Szendentre Sleepwalkers vs. Edinburgh Diamond Devils
Schwaz Tigers vs. Wil Tigers

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I'll eventually figure out how to upload the HTML files the right way, to show up as images.

Team listed first is who hosts Game 1. Team listed last hosts Game 2 & 3 (if necessary)

First Round Results:
Schwaz Tigers vs. Wil Devils
Game 1: Tigers 9, Devils 3
W-Gernot Shett (1-0), L-Nils Vogelsang (0-1)
Game 2: Devils 3, Tigers 2 (11)
W-Gunter Schaeffer (1-0), L-Roland Sperner (0-1)
Game 3: Devils 4, Tigers 0
W-Ferdinando Belloi (1-0), L-Manfred Dorfmeister (0-1)
Wil Devils win series, 2-1

Szendentre Sleepwalkers vs. Edinburgh Diamond Devils
Game 1: Diamond Devils 8, Sleepwalkers 6 (10)
W-David Cayzer (1-0), L-Uljas Kuhanen (0-1)
NOTE: Sleepwalkers blow a 6-4 lead in the Top of the 9th as their CF Jarmo Niiranen drops a flyball with two out in the inning to allow Edinburgh to tie the game.
Game 2: Diamond Devils 13, Sleepwalkers 2
W-John Kinnear (1-0), L-Miko Marjamaa (0-1)
Ediburgh Diamond Devils win series, 2-0

Deby Osielsko vs. BK Vojvodina
Game 1: BK Vojvodina 7, Deby Osielsko 6
W-Dragisa Santrac (1-0), L-Ferdynand Plekarski (0-1), SV-Dusan Stolic (1)
Game 2: BK Vojvodina 6, Deby Osielsko 5
W-Milojica Moljevic (1-0), L-Sergio Perani (0-1), SV-Stolic (2)
BK Vojvodina wins series, 2-0

Svjatogor-975 vs. BK Zagreb
Game 1: Svjatogor-975 2, BK Zagreb 0
W-Valerik Moltenskoi (1-0), L-Milos Raskovic (0-1), SV-Arthur Erwin (1)
Game 2: Svjatogor-975 6, BK Zagreb 2
W-Seriozhenka Agutin (1-0), L-Vladimir Mladic (0-1), SV-Daniel Parentucelli (1)
Svjatogor-975 win series, 2-0

Zajcki vs. Greystones Mariners
Game 1: Mariners 5, Zajcki 1
W-Otte Groenendijk (1-0), L-Milo Petrovic (0-1)
Game 2: Mariners 3, Zajcki 0
W-Quigley McKeggie (1-0), L-Basilio Lagorio (0-1), SV-Boland Resmond (1)
Greystones Mariners win series, 2-0

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The Round of 16 (aka Octofinals) matchups for the CEB:
To Be Played September 3-4, 6 with 7 and 9 if necessary
-Vetra Utena vs. Wil Devils
-Draci Brno vs. Edinburgh Diamond Devils
-Dortmund Wanderers vs. BK Vojvodina
-BC Slovan Bratislava vs. Greystones Mariners
-Stockholm BSK vs. Sjvatogor-975
-Namur Angels vs. El Llano BC
-Kiili Pantrid vs. Herts Falcons
-Savigny-Sur-Orge Lions vs. Baroni

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Team listed first is the team with home field advantage
Octofinals
Vetra Utena vs. Wil Devils
Game 1: Vetra 7, Devils 0
W-Germain Garzelli (1-0), L-Vogelsang (0-2), SV-Kostenka Wekshin (1)
Game 2: Devils 4, Vetra 2
W-Manfried Lingen (1-0), L-Vitaly Gaikovich (0-1), SV-Schaeffer (1)
Game 3: Devils 3, Vetra 2
W-Lingen (2-0), L-David Yaburov (0-1), SV-Jean Legendre (1)
Game 4: Devils 5, Vetra 2
W-Samuel Marion (1-0), L-Ruslan Palchikov (0-1), SV-Legendre (2)
Wil Devils win series, 3-1

Draci Brno vs. Edinburgh Diamond Devils
Game 1: Diamond Devils 9, Draci 0
W-Arvid Schillemans (1-0), L-Antonio Boncompagni (0-1)
Game 2: Diamond Devils 3, Draci 2 (14)
W-Harry Fairlie (1-0), L-Jarek Putschoegl (0-1) SV-Adam Aherne (1)
Game 3: Diamond Devils 1, Draci 0 (10)
W-Fairlie (2-0), L-Bronislav Masek (0-1)
Edinburgh Diamond Devils win series, 3-0

Dortmund Wanderers vs. BK Vojvodina
Game 1: Wanderers 7, Vojvodina 0
W-Wolfgang Arrau (1-0), L-Santrac (1-1), SV-Joos Wexler (1)
Game 2: Wanderers 7, Vojvodina 0
W-Ahmed Yazicizade (1-0), L-Rade Cosic (0-1)
NOTE: Yazicizade tosses five-hit shutout
Game 3: Wanderers 4, Vojvodina 2
W-Arnim Vollner (1-0), L-Moljevic (1-1), SV-Marko Kraatz (1)
Dortmund Wanderers win series, 3-0

BC Slovan Bratislava vs. Greystones Mariners
Game 1: Mariners 6, Bratislava 4 (10)
W-Osgur Lyd (1-0), L-Fred McDonald (0-1), SV-Cass Innerwick (1)
Game 2: Mariners 4, Bratislava 2
W-Sid Toddrick (1-0), L-Martin Vostatkova (0-1), SV-Freddy Entee (1)
Game 3: Bratislava 6, Mariners 5 (10)
W-McDonald (1-1), L-Innerwick (0-1)
Game 4: Bratislava 7, Mariners 3
W-Barnaba Vetesnik (1-0), L-Groenendijk (1-1), SV-McDonald (1)
Game 5: Mariners 2, Bratislava 1
W-Lyd (2-0), L-Vostatkova (0-2), SV-Entee (2)
Greystones Mariners win series, 3-2

Sjvatogor-975 vs. Stockholm BSK
Game 1: Sjvatogor 14, BSK 2
W-Moltenskoi (2-0), L-Elmo Canfora (0-1)
Game 2: Sjvatogor 8, BSK 1
W-Fadeuka Efremenkov (1-0), L-Giordano Melandri (0-1), SV-Parentucelli (2)
Game 3: Sjvatogor 7, BSK 0
W-Agutin (2-0), L-Simone Pogiali (0-1)
Sjvatogor-975 wins series, 3-0

El Llano BC vs. Namur Angels
Game 1: El Llano 5, Angels 0
W-Raul Pineiro (1-0), L-Moos Petiet (0-1)
Game 2: El Llano 4, Angels 0
W-Carlos Ordonez (1-0), L-Raoul van der Meulen (0-1)
Game 3: Angels 7, El Llano 6
W-Jaime Venema (1-0), L-Carlos Franco (0-1)
Game 4: Angels 5, El Llano 2
W-Petiet (1-1), L-Felix Gonzales (0-1), SV-Venema (1)
Game 5: El Llano 6, Angels 2
W-Pineiro (2-0), L-van der Meulen (0-2)
El Llano BC wins series, 3-2

Herts Falcons vs. Kiili Pantrid
Game 1: Falcons 6, Kiili 2
W-Dylan Burns (1-0), L-Keijo Laakso (0-1)
Game 2: Falcons 8, Kiili 0
W-Richard Potticary (1-0), L-Jalo Narhi (0-1)
Game 3: Falcons 4, Kiili 2
W-Cameron Bowser (1-0), L-Ilya Jafaev (0-1), SV-Kyle Abernethy (1)
Herts Falcons win series, 3-0

Baroni vs. Savigny-Sur-Orge Lions
Game 1: Lions 9, Baroni 5
W-Luc Thibaud (1-0), L-Lesta Hudolei (0-1)
Game 2: Baroni 5, Lions 3
W-Zorya Kachimov (1-0), L-Jean Brault (0-1), SV-Vitenka Azarhin (1)
Game 3: Lions 10, Baroni 2
W-Pierre Mercier (1-0), L-Slavik Karamzin (0-1)
Game 4: Lions 8, Baroni 0
W-Thibaud (2-0), L-Hudolei (0-2)
Savigny-Sur-Orge Lions win series, 3-1

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To be played September 11-12, 14 and 15, 17 if necessary:
-Dortmund Wanderers vs. Wil Devils
-El Llano BC vs. Edinburgh Diamond Devils
-Herts Falcons vs. Greystones Mariners
-Sjvatogor-975 vs. Savigny-Sur-Orge Lions

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so I forgot who won the 2013 European Cup, but I'll update this as much as possible, now that I've merged the European leagues with the Seven Major/International Leagues and other leagues. 2014 is underway!

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First month of MLB: March 20 - May 6

I'm the GM-in-waiting for the Brooklyn Robins franchise, so I'm simming thru the end of the 2015 season.

A few trades and other roster moves have went down in the first six weeks of the season:

March 21: Chicago Cubs purchased the contract of OF Manny Ramirez from Triple-A Iowa of the Pacific Coast League.

March 22: Independent League Contract Purchases:
Boston Red Sox: OF Zack Pace from the San Rafael Pacifics of the Pacific Association (PAPB).
Cleveland Indians: 2B Tyler Heck from the Alpine Cowboys of the Pecos League.
Kansas City Royals: RHP Matthew Langwell from the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League (ALPB).
Minnesota Twins: RHP Erik Gonsalves from the Sonoma Stompers of the PAPB.
Pittsburgh Pirates: RHP Jay Lynch from the Adrian Pioneers of the Independent Baseball League (ILB).
San Francisco Giants: OF Matt Hibbert from the Sonoma Stompers.
St. Louis Cardinals: C Daniel Coury from the Brownsville Charros of United League Baseball (ULB).

March 23: The Rays acquired RH Jason Hammel from the Cubs for IF Logan Forsythe and 2B Luke Maile.

March 30: Royals sign RHP Jair Jurrjens to a minor league contract.

March 31: Rays acquire LHP Hyun-jin Ryu from the Dodgers for C Jose Molina and RHP Matt Andriese.
Tigers sign C Yorvit Torrealba to a one-year, $860k deal.

April 1: Brewers designate 1B Lyle Overbay for assignment (he later accepts the outright assignment to Triple-A Nashville of the Pacific Coast League).

April 2: D-Backs trade 3B Eric Chavez and RHP Aaron Blair to the Phillies for RHP A.J. Burnett.

April 5: Nationals designate C Jose Lobaton for assignment. He is claimed off waivers on April 8 by the Royals.

April 8: Mariners designate OF Endy Chavez for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Tacoma of the PCL.

April 11: Rays sign C Henry Blanco to one-year, $940k contract.
Angels designate RHP Brandon Lyon for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Salt Lake of the PCL.
Dodgers designate IF/OF Chone Figgins for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Albuquerque of the PCL.
Blue Jays trade 1B Adam Lind to the Mets for 2B Josh Satin and SS Dilson Herrera.

April 13: Brewers sign SS Stephen Drew to one-year deal worth $1.15M.

April 14: Indians trade OF Nyjer Morgan to the Red Sox for OF Daniel Nava.
Mets designate RHP Kyle Farnsworth for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Las Vegas of the PCL.
Yankees sign OF Austin Kearns to a minor-league contract and assign him to Triple-A Scranton of the International League (IL).

April 15: White Sox designate IF Jeff Keppinger for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Charlotte of the IL.
Rays agree to one-year extension ($4.2M) with OF Matt Joyce thru 2015.

April 16: Orioles designate OF Nolan Reimold for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk of the IL.
Indians sign RHP Justin Masterson to one-year extension thru 2015 worth $7M.
Royals sign RHP Francisco Cordero to minor-league contract and assign him to Triple-A Omaha of the PCL.
The Cardinals and Pirates agree to a trade that will send IF Josh Harrison and OF Barrett Barnes from the Pirates to the Cards for 1B Matt Adams.

April 17: Royals place LHP Bruce Chen on 60-Day DL after elbow survery to remove bone chips from pitching elbow. He will miss four months.
Pirates place OF Andrew McCutchen on the 15-Day DL with shoulder tendinitis. He will miss 4-6 weeks.

April 19: Reds designate IF Ramon Santiago and 2B/OF Skip Schumaker for assignment. Both accept their outright assignments to Triple-A Louisville of the IL and purchase the contract of IF Chris Nelson from Triple-A Louisville.
Rays designate IF Wilson Betemit for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Durham of the PCL.

April 20: Cardinals place RHP Trevor Rosenthal on the 60-Day DL with a torn flexor tendon. He will miss the remainder of the season.

April 22: Cardinals trade Jon Jay to the Twins for LHPs Brian Duensing and Stephen Gonsalves.

April 23: Brewers designate OF Jeremy Hermida for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Nashville.

April 24: Angels place 1B Albert Pujols on the 15-Day DL with a fractured wrist. He will miss six weeks.
Cardinals sign IF Mendy Lopez to a one-year contract worth $725K. This is his first time being on a 40-man MLB roster since the 2004 season.

April 25: Mets place RHP Bartolo Colon on the 60-Day DL with a torn elbow ligament. He will miss the remainder of the season. The Mets also purchase the contract of RHP Noah Syndergaard from Triple-A Las Vegas.
Yankees sign 1B Casey Kotchman to a minor league contract and assign him to Triple-A Scranton.
Mariners purchase the contract of RHP Robert Whitenack from the Long Island Ducks of the ALPB and assign him to High-A High Desert of the California League (CAL).

April 26: Yankees place SS Derek Jeter on the 15-Day DL with a fractured cheekbone. He will miss 6-8 weeks.
Rays purchase the contract of OF Nic Jackson from the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the American Association (AA) and assign him to Triple-A Durham.

April 28: The Reds injury bug continues as they place OF Roger Bernadina (Mild hip strain), and RHPs Alfredo Simon (oblique strain) and Sam LeCure (strained forearm) on the 15-Day DL. They recall LHP Jeff Francis and RHP Trevor Bell from Triple-A Louisville, purchase the contract of OF Josh Fellhauer from Louisville, and designate RHP Nick Christiani for assignment. Christiani later accepts his outright assignment to Louisville.
Brewers sign C Ramon Castro to a minor-league contract and assign him to Triple-A Nashville.

May 1: In a day that sees prospects get called up, the Indians DFA Jason Giambi. He accepts his assignment to Triple-A Columbus of the IL. The Cubs purchase the contract of SS Arismendy Alcantara from Triple-A Iowa, the A's purchase the contract of SS Addison Russell from Double-A Midland of the Texas League (TL), and the Astros purchase the contract of 1B Jon Singleton from Triple-A Oklahoma City of the PCL.
D-Backs designate CI Andy Marte for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Reno of the PCL.
Tigers purchase the contract of LHP Trent Howard from the Camden Riversharks of the ALPB and assign him to High-A Lakeland of the Florida State League (FSL).

May 3: Tigers sign OF Austin Jackson to one-year extension thru 2015 worth $7M.
Royals sign OFs Darnell McDonald and Alex Ramirez to minor league contracts and assign them to Triple-A Omaha. Ramirez, 39, returns to an MLB or MiLB team for the first time since playing for the Pirates in 2000.
Yankees sign 1B/OF Brad Hawpe to a minor league contract and assign him to Triple-A Scranton.
Rangers place RHP Alexi Ogando (Tommy John surgery) on the 60-Day DL. He will miss 13-14 months.

----NOTE: Sim stopped on May 7th. Any DFA's after May 4 have not been assigned.

May 5: Tigers designate OF Don Kelly for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Toledo of the IL and place RHP Max Scherzer (shoulder inflammation) on the 60-Day DL. Scherzer could miss the remainder of the season.
Royals place OF Alex Gordon (broken finger) on the 15-Day DL. He is expected to miss six weeks.
Yankees place OF/DH Carlos Beltran (broken hand) on the 60-Day DL. He is expected to miss 3-4 months.
Padres trade RHP Ian Kennedy to the Blue Jays for OF D.J. Davis and 3B Gabriel Cenas.

May 6: Rays trade RHP Alex Cobb to the Cubs for 1B Dan Vogelbach and OF Charcer Burks.
Rangers designate IF Brent Lillibridge for assignment and acquire LHP Brett Anderson from the Rockies for OF Jordan Atkins.

May 7: Royals announce that minor-league RHP Alec Mills has announced his retirement after suffering a fractured cheekbone in spring training.

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The upstart Canadian Baseball League (CBL), a hybrid international-independent league that plays at the AA/AAA level, announced a few free agent signings. Their season begins on May 23 and they are currently in Spring Training as of May 2.

Hamilton Canadians
RHP Jose Mijares (2y/$620K)
C Lou Marson (5y/$3.3M).

Kelowna Heat
2B Ryan Roberts (3y/$1.945M)
3B Ty Wigginton (2y/$1.27M)
SS Miguel Tejada (2y/$1.5M)

London Monarchs
RHP Kentaro Hashimoto (***; 2y/$387K)

Montreal Royales
LHP Roberto Ramirez (LMB; 1y/$560K)

Ottawa Lynx
LHP Barry Zito (2y/$1.43M)
RHP Joel Hanrahan (3y/$1.1M)

Saskatoon Legends
RHP Jon Rauch (2y/$443K)
OF Jason Bay (2y/$1.19M)

Vancouver Thunderbirds
RHP Victor Marte (2y/$404K)

Victoria Capitals
OF Dewayne Wise (2y/$2.18M)

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Here are the standings thru May 7th (MLB thru May 5) of your major and international leagues of note:

MLB:

***:

KBO:

CPBL:

ALPB: (Atlantic League)

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LMB:

IBL: (Italy)

HH: (Netherlands)

CBA: (China)

Baseball Philippines

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There are club championships to be played after each league crowns a champion:

Asian Baseball Club Championship presented by Konami
The Asia series pits the champions of ***, KBO, CBA (China), CPBL, and BP (Philippines) against each other. Instead of seeding, *** gets a bye into the semifinals with the CBA and BP having a one-game play-in to see who faces the Japan Series Champion. The KBO and CPBL play in the semifinals, as a best-of-three. The winner is crowned in a best-of-seven format and awarded the Konami Cup. There is talk that in future tournaments, the Independent Leagues of Japan and Taiwan may be invited to play for the Konami Cup.

European Cup
The three major international leagues of Europe (Israel, Italy, Netherlands), plus the top 22 leagues of other European Countries battle it out in a 3-5-5-7-7 format, where the top seven champions will be given first round byes based on their winning percentage in the regular season. Champions are seeded 1-25, no matter if they won their division, league regular season title, or qualified as a 2nd seed/wild card.

African Champions Cup
This championship is a best-of-seven between the SAP (South African Premiership) and the SLIP (teams based in Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan) league champions.

Commonwealth Cup of Australia
This newly created Cup to replace the Claxton Shield (the ABL Champion is awarded this as of the 2010-11 season) pits the two teams that played for their respective league championships in the ABL, NSWML (New South Wales Major League), and the GBL (Greater Brisbane League). The ABL Champion and runner-up gets a bye into the Preliminary Final (Semifinals), as the League Champion of either the NSW or GBL plays the runner up of the opposing league in a best-of-three, all at the league champions home field. The winners then advance to face the ABL teams in a Best-of-Three to be played at the ABL sites. The winners then meet in a best-of-three championship under the 1-2 format.

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MLB Announces Expansion, Realignment and Expansion of Playoffs in 2016

With the booming success of Major League Baseball, it is only fitting to see the league expand to 32 teams. The only downside: two markets get two additional teams. The league announced Brooklyn, NY and Atlanta as the additional teams joining the league. Brooklyn will join the National League, while Atlanta will join the AL.

With the announcement of the Atlanta Braves moving north to Cobb County in 2017, Turner Field will have a new occupant for 2017, but both teams will share the stadium in 2016.

The upstart Brooklyn franchise has been awarded to Peter O'Malley....yes, the son of the man who moved the Dodgers to Los Angeles after the 1957 season. He will be the Chairman and CEO of the Brooklyn Robins Baseball Club, and has partnered with Korean company E-land.

As for Atlanta, the team will announce a nickname at a later date. The principal owner will be the head of AT&T Mobility, Glenn Lurie.

MLB Realignment
The American and National Leagues will realign in 2016 to four, four-team divisions as follows:

AL East
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays

AL South
Atlanta
Baltimore Orioles
Houston Astros
Tampa Bay Rays

AL Central
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins

AL West
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland A's
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers

NL East
Brooklyn Robins
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates

NL South
Atlanta Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Miami Marlins
Washington Nationals

NL Central
Chicago Cubs
Colorado Rockies
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals

NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants

Expansion of Playoffs from 10 to 12 teams
The league also announced the Wild Card Game will expand into the Wild Card Series. The four division champions plus two teams with the best record who did not win their division (dubbed "Wild Cards") will make the postseason. The two division champions with the best record will receive a bye into the Division Series seeded #1 and #2, while the division champions seeded #3 and #4 will compete in a best-of-three Series against the Wild Cards (3 vs. 6, 4 vs 5) in a best-of-three series that will take place only at the division champions home field. This eliminates home-field in the Wild Card series from the Wild Cards.

Commissioner Selig stated the league will re-negotiate with its television partners ESPN, Fox, and Turner Sports in regards to the Wild Card series. Currently, ESPN, Fox Sports, and MLB Network alternate with TBS which league is carried in specific years. This year, ESPN carries the NL Wild Card game while Fox Sports 1 and MLB Network carry the NLDS with Fox and Fox Sports 1 splitting the NLCS, while TBS carries the entire AL postseason, (WCG, ALDS, ALCS).

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May 16, 2014
As expansion looms, TV packages to be adjusted
By John Ourand

Major League Baseball expanded by not adding two new markets to the game to saturate the possibility of threatening relocation. They expanded into two markets with teams leaving for greener pastures.

When the Atlanta Braves announced they would be heading 45 minutes north of the city into the suburbs of Cobb County, Georgia to serve hard time (R.I.P. Big Bossman), while the Dodgers left Brooklyn nearly sixty years ago. With expansion comes a renegotiation of the television package, as well as additional playoff content.

Here are the rumblings and grumblings about what to expect in the coming days:

-ESPN: will receive two Wild Card Series, one from each league. Their regular season package will be adjusted, with the addition of a possible Sunday night doubleheader, where provided.

The Sunday schedule will be drastically altered, as per a provision in the MLB/MLBPA agreement that states if the league expands, this kicks in the option to adjust the Sunday scheduling whenever possible when Monday is not a travel day for the road team or within 100 miles of the location of the game. This will only be exercised if/when possible.

-Look for ESPN to carry 30-35 Sunday night games. These will consist of one west coast game being flexed to a 9:05 p.m. ET (6:05 PT) start on the left coast and be played on ESPN2. Expect a minimum once a month and maybe the two Sundays before the end of the regular season to avoid conflicts with the NFL (San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Arizona) to maximize potential audiences.

-Fox Sports (Fox and FS1) will continue to alternate LCS coverage with TBS, with both having the rights to the LCS outliers for the LDS. They will also have the rights to a Wild Card Series. In 2016, this will be an NLWCS. MLB will attempt to push their playoff games that Fox has the rights to on Friday night into the death slot to be available on Over the Air TV, which would be the first time an LDS game would be on broadcast TV since the 2006 season. In doing so, expect a slight hike in the amount as Fox would have nothing to lose with the "death slot". One strong element to be seen is the addition of the Futures Game to FS1, after being on ESPN and ESPN2 up until 2012, when MLB Network began carrying the game.

-With the current structure being one outlet gets an entire leagues postseason (this year, TBS has all AL, ESPN/Fox/FS1/MLBN have NL), look for TBS to carry one Wild Card Series, with MLB network carrying Game 1 of the other and Games 2 & 3 going to TBS or ESPN.

-Speaking of TV deals, expect the expansion Brooklyn Robins to announce a joint TV deal with WNYW-TV and MSG Networks. The WNYW deal is expected to consist of 50 games, with MSG covering the rest. The 50 games are expected to be 24 of 26 Friday games (Fox carries NFL preseason games on Friday nights in August), Opening Day, and any Saturday/Sunday games that do not conflict with Fox's national commitments to NASCAR, college football, NFL, the U.S. Open, UFC, and MLB itself. It has been mentioned that the network will most likely air any games with a 10:05 p.m. start time when the Robins are playing on the west coast.

Another strong rumor surfacing is the O'Malley's may retire the jersey numbers of past Brooklyn ballplayers to honor the tradition: 1 (Pee Wee Reese), 4 (Duke Snider), 39 (Roy Campanella), and of course, 42.

-As for Atlanta, the leading name for the team is the "Firebirds". It is expected that the AL counterparts will seek a TV deal like Brooklyn's; split the games across local and cable TV. WPCH-TV would carry about 50-60 games, with the combination of Fox Sports South and SportSouth picking up the remainder. Atlanta AL would only be available in the Atlanta market and the surrounding areas, as it would be available to the sub-channels based in the Carolinas and Tennessee.

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May 9: Indians trade 3B Adam Abraham and OF Tyler Naquin to the Angels for 3B David Freese.
Dodgers acquire RHP Jordan Walden and cash ($1.49M to cover Walden's contract) from the Braves for OF Joey Curletta and RHP James Campbell.

May 10: Astros trade RHP Alex White to Rockies for 1B Ryan McMahon.
A's place OF Coco Crisp (post-concussion syndrome) on the 60-Day DL. He is expected to be out until mid-August.
Pirates trade RHP Mark Melancon to the Blue Jays for IFs Mitch Nay and Kellen Sweeney.

May 11: The Braves make two trades on the day, one in acquire RHP Nick Vincent and cash ($510,200 - to cover Vincent's contract) from the Padres for RHP Mauricio Cabrera. They also trade LHP Luis Perez to the Pirates for C Wyatt Mathisen.

May 12: LHP Chris Sale throws a no-hitter for the White Sox at the Oakland A's.
Orioles trade RHP Bud Norris to the Twins for 1B Stuart Turner and LHP Lewis Thorpe.
Reds designate LHP Jeff Francis for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Louisville.

May 13: Cubs purchase contract of LHP Kevin McGovern from the Trinidad Triggers of the Pecos League and assign him to the Mesa Cubs of the Arizona League(AZL).
Reds purchase contract of RHP Josh Cruse from the Alpine Cowboys of the Pecos League and assign him to the Goodyear Reds of the AZL.
Indians purchase contract of RHP Mark Anderson from the Las Vegas Train Robbers of the Pecos League and assign him to the Arizona Indians of the AZL.
Yankees sign RHP Kevin Gregg to one-year deal worth $775k.
The Tampa Bay Rays trade off two starting pitchers on the same day. The first trade sends RHP Jeremy Hellickson to the Angels for 3B Kaleb Cowart. The second trade sends RHP Chris Archer to the Royals for C Zane Evans and OF Dominique Taylor.

May 14: Twins sign IFs Nick Green and Placido Polanco to a minor-league contracts and assign them to Triple-A Rochester of the IL.

May 15: Mets designate RHP Jose Valverde for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Las Vegas of the PCL.
Phillies trade OF John Mayberry Jr. and OF Carlos E. Duran to the Red Sox for 1B Mike Napoli.
Pirates trade C Tony Sanchez and cash ($507k to cover contract) to Rangers for OF Zach Cone.

May 16: Twins sign IF Jamey Carroll to minor league contract and assign him to Triple-A Rochester.
A's purchase contract of RHP Shawn Sanford from the Quebec Capitales of the Can-Am League (CAA) and assign him to Low-A Beloit of the Midwest League (MWL)
Phillies purchase contract of LHP Cole Nelson from the St. Paul Saints of the AA and assign him to Low-A Lakewood of the South Atlantic League (SAL).
Mariners designate IF Willie Bloomquist for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Tacoma of the PCL.

May 17: Five independent players had their contracts purchased by MLB clubs today:
The Reds purchase LHP Jake Fisher from the Windy City Thunderbolts of the Frontier League (FRON) and assign him Class-Rookie Goodyear.
The Rockies purchase LHP Ryan Bollinger from St. Paul of the AA and assign him to Advanced-Rookie Tri-City of the Northwest League (NWL).
The A's purchase RHP Cole Green from the Rockford Aviators of the Frontier League and assign him to Short-A Vermont of the New York-Penn League (NYPL).
The Pirates purchase RHP Kyle DeVore from the Kansas City T-Bones of the AA and assign him to Low-A West Virginia of the SAL.
Finally, the Rays purchase RHP Eric Brooks from the Lincoln Saltdogs from the AA and assign him to Low-A Bowling Green of the MWL.
Giants acquire RHP Miguel Gonzalez from the Orioles for LHP Adalberto Mejia and designate RHP Ryan Vogelsong for assignment. Vogelsong later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Fresno of the PCL.

May 19: Indians purchase RHP Joey Wagman from the Rockford Aviators of the Frontier League and assign him to Short-A Mahoning Valley of the NYPL.
Phillies sign OF Andres Torres to a minor league contract and assign him to High-A Clearwater of the Florida State League (FSL).

May 21: Orioles purchase RHP Austin Fraker from the Ft. Worth Cats of the ULB and assign him to Short-A Aberdeen of the NYPL.
Red Sox sign SS Ofilio Castro to a minor league contract and assign him to High-A Salem of the Carolina League.
Brewers purchase contract of RHP Danny Gidora from the Rio Grande Valley White Wings of the ULB and assign him to Advanced-R Helena of the Pioneer League.
Twins sign RHP Kelvin Perez to a minor league contract and assign him to Double-A New Britain of the Eastern League (EL).
Mets purchase contract of LHP Joe Rogers from the Amarillo Sox of the AA and assign him to Short-A Brooklyn of the NYPL.

May 22: D-Backs purchase C Chris Grossman from the San Angelo Colts of the ULB and assign him to Triple-A Reno of the PCL.
Braves purchase contract of RHP Zach Botjer from Ft. Worth of the ULB and assign him to the Lake Buena Vista Braves of the Gulf Coast League (GCL).
Indians purchase contract of RHP Matt Redding from Ft. Worth of the ULB and assign him to Class-R Arizona of the AZL.
Twins place LHP Glen Perkins (partially torn labrum) on the 60-Day DL and is expected to be out until mid-September.
Rangers purchase contract of RHP Derek Christensen from San Angelo of the ULB and assign him to Class-R Arizona of the AZL.

May 23: Marlins trade LHP Mike Dunn to the Rays for OF Kes Carter and 3B Hector Montes.

May 24: Indians sign LHP Randy Wolf to a one-year, $875k deal.

May 25: Brewers purchase contract of LHP Tim Flight from Washington of the Frontier League and assign him to Class-R Helena of the AZL.

May 27: As art imitates life, but fairly early on, the Red Sox designate C A.J. Pierzynski for assignment. The difference is: he later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Pawtucket of the IL. The Red Sox also trade 1B Mike Carp and 2B Sean Coyle to the A's for C John Jaso.

May 28: Dodgers sign RHP Kenley Jansen to a one-year extension through 2015 worth $4.8M.
Padres purchase IF Tyler Diaz from the Brownsville Charros of the ULB and assign him to Low-A Fort Wayne of the MWL.

May 30: Marlins sign OF Vernon Wells to a one-year deal worth $850k.

May 31: Rockies trade RHP Juan Nicasio to the Padres for LHP Max Fried.

June 1: Braves designate RHP Aaron Harang for assignment. He later accepts his outright assignment to Triple-A Gwinnett of the IL.

June 2: Nationals sign OF Juan Pierre to one-year deal worth $875k.

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Round 1 of the 2014 MLB Draft

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Here is your roundup of the NCAA/NJCAA/NAIA leagues:

NCAA Conference Champions:
Atlantic Coast:
Atlantic Division: Florida State (36-24)
Coastal Division: Miami Hurricanes (35-25)
America East: Hartford (44-16)
American Athletic: Temple (36-24)
Atlantic Sun: Lipscomb (46-14)
Atlantic Ten: Richmond (45-15)
Big East: Butler (32-28)
Big South: Winthrop Eagles (44-17)
North Division: Radford (39-21)
South Division: Winthrop (44-17)
Big Ten:
East Division: Indiana (35-25)
West Division: Iowa (30-30)
Big 12: West Virginia (34-26)
Big West: Cal State Fullerton (41-19)
Colonial: James Madison (30-31)
Conference USA:
East Division: Charlotte (30-30)
West Division: MTSU (34-29)
Horizon: Youngstown State (47-13)
Ivy League:
Gehrig Division: Princeton (47-13)
Rolfe Division: Brown (42-18)
Metro Atlantic: St. Peter's (45-15)
Mid-American:
West Division: Western Michigan (47-13)
East Division: Akron (45-15)
Mid-Eastern:
North Division: Norfolk State (25-35)
South Division: NC Central (25-35)
Missouri Valley: Indiana State (27-34)
Mountain West: Fresno State (37-23)
Northeast: Wagner (45-15)
Ohio Valley:
East Division: Jacksonville State (43-17)
West Division: SE Missouri State (42-18)
Pac-12
North Division: Stanford (35-25)
South Division: Arizona/UCLA (31-29)
Patriot: Army (48-12)
Southeastern:
East Division: South Carolina (36-24)
West Division: Ole Miss (40-20)
Southern: Davidson (41-19)
Southland:
East Division: New Orleans (39-21)
West Division: Abilene Christian (39-21)
Summit: North Dakota State (38-23)
Sun Belt:
East Division: Georgia State (41-19)
West Division: UL Lafayette (31-30)
Southwestern Athletic:
East Division: Alabama A&M (28-32)
West Division: Southern (28-32)
Western Athletic: Utah Valley (42-18)
West Coast: San Francisco (32-28)

NCAA Playoffs:
First Round
Northern Kentucky defeated Army, 2-1
West Virginia swept North Carolina
Cal State swept Alabama A&M
James Madison defeated Davidson, 2-1
Wagner swept Jacksonville
Oregon State defeated Fresno State, 2-1
Florida State defeated BYU, 2-1
St. Peter's swept Iona
Lipscomb swept Manhattan
Indiana defeated Butler, 2-1
New Orleans swept UL Lafayette
Jacksonville State defeated Norfolk State, 2-1
Brown swept Indiana State
Abilene Christian swept Charlotte
Oklahoma State swept Miami-FL
Youngstown State swept UMBC
Western Michigan defeated Holy Cross, 2-1
Long Beach State defeated Stanford, 2-1
Ole Miss swept Florida
SEMO State swept Southern
Winthrop defeated NC Central, 2-1
Radford defeated UCLA, 2-1
Temple defeated San Francisco, 2-1
Akron defeated Presbyterian, 2-1
Texas Tech defeated North Dakota State, 2-1
Navy defeated Hartford, 2-1
South Carolina defeated Arizona, 2-1
Richmond swept UMASS
Georgia State swept Iowa
Utah Valley swept NC State
MTSU defeated Arkansas, 2-1
Princeton swept LaSalle

Regionals
West Virginia defeated Northern Kentucky, 2-1
Cal State Fullerton defeated James Madison, 2-1
Oregon State swept Wagner
St. Peter's swept Florida State
Lipscomb defeated Indiana, 2-1
Jacksonville State swept New Orleans
Brown defeated Abilene Christian, 2-1
Youngstown State swept Oklahoma State
Western Michigan swept Long Beach State
SEMO State swept Ole Miss
Winthrop swept Radford
Temple swept Akron
Navy swept Texas Tech
Richmond swept South Carolina
Utah Valley defeated Georgia State, 2-1
Princeton swept MTSU

Super Regionals
Cal State Fullerton swept West Virginia
Oregon State swept St. Peter's
Jacksonville State swept Lipscomb
Brown defeated Youngstown State, 2-1
Western Michigan defeated SEMO, 2-1
Winthrop defeated Temple, 2-1
Richmond swept Navy
Utah Valley swept Princeton

College World Series: Quarterfinals
Cal State Fullerton swept Oregon State
Jacksonville State swept Brown
Western Michigan swept Winthrop
Richmond swept Utah Valley

CWS Semifinals
Jacksonville State defeated Cal State Fullerton, 2-1
Western Michigan defeated Richmond, 2-1

College World Series
Jacksonville State defeated Western Michigan, 3-1

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College National Champions:

Division I: Jacksonville State
Division II: Northwest Missouri State
Division III: Kean leads Saint Thomas, 1-0 in Best-of-Five
NAIA: The Master's College
NJCAA: Shelton State

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USA league standings thru June 6:

MLB:

Atlantic League:

American Association:

Frontier League:

Pecos League:

Pacific Association/Independent League (Ohio), United League:

Canadian League:

Mexican League: