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Posted on November 14, 2012 at 11:28 AM.

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In a year where the Orioles and not the Red Sox contended for the division crown with the Yankees - one has to figure the rest of the AL East has to suddenly have some hope that they too can do that.

Of course, the Rays have already successfully competed. And the Red Sox are, well they're the Red Sox.

So by the rest of the AL East, I obviously mean the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays finished twenty-two games behind the Yankees in real-to-life baseball -- their Talent level in The Show quite a bit behind teams like the Yankees and Red Sox as well in many areas. If the trade of Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, John Buck and Emilio Bonifacio from Miami to the Blue Jays is finalized -- it will mark a watershed moment in pro sports with serious implications for the digital realm.

First, the Blue Jays will get a lot better for MLB 13: The Show. A lot better. They will suddenly be much more competitive overall, with an already pretty ok core of players. The Blue Jays aren't quite a division contender yet -- but they're now a couple of serious moves away in anyone's The Show franchise from competing for championships.

Second, the Miami Marlins just sold the franchise. After opening up a new ballpark and declaring a new era of competitiveness in baseball in Florida, the Marlins flopped. Twenty-nine games back. A record of 69 and 93. Now the Marlins enter next season with the core of the talent gone and with no clear path forward. What do you do?

As a player in The Show, you are given one heck of a rebuilding mission (or building mission), that's what.

But there is a third angle for this story on the digital front: how much finances really do matter in baseball.

Miami tried to spend like the Yankees in a market more like Oakland for baseball. Had the Marlins won, who knows how this all would've panned out differently -- but they didn't. The pressure was exponentially higher, and the finances were obviously so bad the Marlins ownership has issued an open fire sale of any and all assets of the player variety. I wouldn't be shocked if they auction off home plate to the highest bidder.

I'd like to see this type of financial reality better modeled in The Show. I love the Show's depth as-is, so I guess I'm asking for a lot here -- but it'd be nice to have a better owner type of expectations/budget given to you. Perhaps a better/smarter fan base who reacts to your moves.

How many Marlins fans are actually happy about this trade after all?

It'd be nice to see your approval rise and fall based on not just wins and losses, but by the players you manage to retain or lose.

The trade is big news for baseball fans this morning, as it should be. However, I think it's going to be even bigger news for what it means to the digital realm in a few months. The AL East just got a lot more competitive, and a lot of challenge seekers now have an amazing rebuilding job to try to start in Miami.

Four more months...

Comments

# 1 TheGreatModini @ Nov 14

I'm going to be a big buyer on this game if we're allowed to make trades and (1) take on money, (2) send money, and/or (3) send a request to ownership for an increase in budget that will be declined or approved based off of (a) current winning percentage, (b) recent and ongoing hot streak by team, or (c) hit an override button that allows me to give final ownership approval.