ESPN is reporting that if the Marlins were to move to Portland, they would join the AL West, the Rays would move to the NL East, the Tigers to the AL East, and the Rangers to the AL Central.
If the Marlins did wind up moving there, MLB could also realign in a way that makes more geographic sense.
Tampa Bay could move to the National League, where it might develop a rivalry with Atlanta, with Portland's team joining Seattle in the American League West. Texas could be shifted to the AL Central -- a change it was promised more than a decade ago -- and Detroit could move to the AL East. Nothing happens easily, or quickly, in MLB, but this makes sense.
BUT, this report from the Marlins' website suggests a new stadium is still a possiblity without relocation.
So the question for fans is...AL East or NL East? Is there anyone who wouldn't take this jump?