Baseball should have a promotion/relegation system

I will use this round for rebuttalsRebuttals:Promotion and relegation encourages stagnationYou argued that the reason why the Barclay's Premier League has had few winners is because of the P/R system. That is not true. England has no playoff for their champions[1]. If you win all 38 games, you've won. In MLB, you win all of your games, you have a playoff. You get several games to prove yourself. The short playoffs are therefore less statistically accurate than the BPL standing would be, according to the Law of Large Numbers[2]. The more games that are played, the more likely that the best team will come out on top. However, America doesn't want the best team to win. They want to be surprised. In England, you would have to have a miracle to win and not be the best team. In the US, you can win by pulling through in only a few games. That's why England has so few champions compared to the US.Differences between lower levelsYou've noticed that MLB and the BPL have different league structures. That is part of the point of the debate. I did know that MiLB is a farm system for the most part[3], which is why I'm arguing for P/R. Many of the teams in MiLB are affiliates[4]. They don't need to stay with their club forever. There are some teams that participate in leagues without affiliation at all. A promotion relegation might move us away from the problems of minor leagues, like uneven classes and players who wait in AAA for injured major leaguers[5]. The farm system could remain, with each team having one or two reserve teams, like in the Spanish football leagues[6]. Affiliates could stay as reserve teams, or try their luck to win. The farm system would likely be somewhat changed if a P/R system was created.CostThe MLB postseason has 10 teams overall, or 1/3 of the league[7]. Also, Hull City is in 12th in the BPL[8]. Hull City was promoted last year. MLB has three divisions per league, and to qualify for the playoffs, you could be in 11th place. Hull City could be on the fringe for the playoffs. It might not be enough to qualify, but it shows that promoted teams can do well in a new league. Minor league teams could do well in the Majors.DistanceA P/R system would not always increase travel distances. If, let's say, the Phillies got relegated, we would not put them in the California League. The International League would be a better choice for them. Likewise, the Padres would not be in the Texas League, but they would be in the California League. The teams in Venezuela are the biggest problem, because it would be unreasonable for any team to travel there. They would not be able to be part of the P/R system because of their location. Teams in the Caribbean and Central America, could be allowed, because MLB teams could afford to travel there. Lower level teams would be able to go to the Mexican League, and leagues centered closer to the Caribbean. This would mean combining the A tiers of MiLB. However, this would be a small price to pay for a P/R system. The last cost issue is teams that get promoted to MLB. MLB could easily prop them up to allow them to travel. MLB lowest valued team is worth 451 million dollars[10]. They could easily tax the teams, or offer rewards like draft picks in exchange for money.Thanks to my opponent for participating in this debate.[1]http://en.wikipedia.org... [2]http://en.wikipedia.org... [3]http://en.wikipedia.org... [4]http://en.wikipedia.org... [5]http://en.wikipedia.org...[6]http://en.wikipedia.org... [7]http://en.wikipedia.org... [8]http://www.premierleague.com... [9]http://en.wikipedia.org... [10]http://www.forbes.com...