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camly · 10-17-2018, 12:05 PM

How well would minor league teams be able to compete against major league teams? It depends on the team, but over a one year sample, they probably wouldn't do too well. What about over the course of 100 years? Welcome to a new era of baseball.

All 30 major league teams, plus all affiliated minor league teams (excluding the DSL, GCL, and AZL) have been placed into one division. That's a total of 190 teams. Series will be one game, so each team will play almost every other team once. Minor leagues are no longer affiliated with major league teams, so Vlad Jr is a New Hampshire Fisher Cat until he becomes a free agent or gets traded. The team that finishes in first is the league champion. But here's the twist. At the end of each season, the last place team gets relegated, until there's only one team left. But where do teams go when they get relegated? Meet the Pit of Despair.

The pit of despair is a form of baseball purgatory. Teams will be forced to field a team every year, and they will be able to sign and trade for players, but they will not play a single game. There's nothing particularly interesting about the pit itself, but it's always there.

All a team has to do to avoid its untimely fate is to not finish in last place. It will be easy for major league teams to stay up at the beginning, but will the last teams remaining all be MLB teams, or will minor league teams eventually narrow the gap in competitiveness? Let's find out together.

2018 Season:

The NEW YORK YANKEES were the league champions. They finished with a record of 149-13, 6 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs. They went 27-0 in June and 28-0 in August to pull ahead in the league.

The PRINCETON RAYS are the first team relegated to the Pit of Despair. They finished 13-149, 9 games behind the Bristol Pirates.
189 teams remain in Major League Baseball...

Notes:
Joey Votto led the league with a .408 average and .576 OBP.

Mike Trout led the league with 15.5 WAR

Joey Gallo led the league with 64 home runs

Luis Severino went 22-0 with a 1.38 ERA

Chad Green pitched 62.1 innings out of the bullpen, allowing 1 earned run, good for a 0.14 ERA and 3034 ERA+.

AJ Pollock hit 73 doubles.

Julio Meza (Princeton) was worth -8.9 WAR. He had a .168 OPS, with 1 walk and 2 extra base hits, in 132 games.

Mike Tauchman (Albuquerque) had the longest hitting streak at 32 games

The Nationals hit .335 as a team

The Memphis Redbirds were the best MiLB team, going 124-38.

The Detroit Tigers were the worst MLB team, going 117-45.

Teams eliminated:
2018: Princeton Rays

10-17-2018, 12:05 PM	#1
camly Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 170	The Pit of Despair How well would minor league teams be able to compete against major league teams? It depends on the team, but over a one year sample, they probably wouldn't do too well. What about over the course of 100 years? Welcome to a new era of baseball. All 30 major league teams, plus all affiliated minor league teams (excluding the DSL, GCL, and AZL) have been placed into one division. That's a total of 190 teams. Series will be one game, so each team will play almost every other team once. Minor leagues are no longer affiliated with major league teams, so Vlad Jr is a New Hampshire Fisher Cat until he becomes a free agent or gets traded. The team that finishes in first is the league champion. But here's the twist. At the end of each season, the last place team gets relegated, until there's only one team left. But where do teams go when they get relegated? Meet the Pit of Despair. The pit of despair is a form of baseball purgatory. Teams will be forced to field a team every year, and they will be able to sign and trade for players, but they will not play a single game. There's nothing particularly interesting about the pit itself, but it's always there. All a team has to do to avoid its untimely fate is to not finish in last place. It will be easy for major league teams to stay up at the beginning, but will the last teams remaining all be MLB teams, or will minor league teams eventually narrow the gap in competitiveness? Let's find out together. 2018 Season: The NEW YORK YANKEES were the league champions. They finished with a record of 149-13, 6 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs. They went 27-0 in June and 28-0 in August to pull ahead in the league. The PRINCETON RAYS are the first team relegated to the Pit of Despair. They finished 13-149, 9 games behind the Bristol Pirates. 189 teams remain in Major League Baseball... Notes: Joey Votto led the league with a .408 average and .576 OBP. Mike Trout led the league with 15.5 WAR Joey Gallo led the league with 64 home runs Luis Severino went 22-0 with a 1.38 ERA Chad Green pitched 62.1 innings out of the bullpen, allowing 1 earned run, good for a 0.14 ERA and 3034 ERA+. AJ Pollock hit 73 doubles. Julio Meza (Princeton) was worth -8.9 WAR. He had a .168 OPS, with 1 walk and 2 extra base hits, in 132 games. Mike Tauchman (Albuquerque) had the longest hitting streak at 32 games The Nationals hit .335 as a team The Memphis Redbirds were the best MiLB team, going 124-38. The Detroit Tigers were the worst MLB team, going 117-45. Teams eliminated: 2018: Princeton Rays