Players Have Own Plan

While baseball’s owners can’t get together on a realignment plan, the players are offering their own.

Player representatives are circulating a union counterplan that will move the Houston Astros from the NL Central to the AL West to create two 15-team leagues.

The players’ plan is much simpler than the main one being considered by owners. That proposal would have Tampa Bay and Arizona switching leagues, the elimination of the wild card in the NL, and a six-team AL Central to go along with six four-team divisions.

“When I reviewed it, I thought it was definitely a better plan,” Tampa Bay representative Mike DiFelice said. “You at least have the leagues evenly split and have the wild card. I think the wild card is good for the fans, I think it’s good for the teams.”