Relocation

[Cardinals]

So, I brought it up over IM to a few of you, but Nils and Hamlin want to switch after the year. We haven't had any movement in years, and Nils has been in San Francisco since 2003. Hamlin is legitimately a Giants fan, so it's fine with me.

However, Hamlin posting/acting like the franchise swap was part of the trade is very bad, and makes me reconsider my stance on it.

Levine and Nate are also interested in switching franchises. Nate lives in Colorado and likes not having a DH. Jake is apparently tired of Coors Field. Not sure if Jake switched in 2008 or 2009, but he's been in Colorado for awhile.

[Nationals]

I'm a bit confused by the exact terms of the A's/Giants swap--because Jake gets his favorite team, he'll give up more in the deal so that they can swap locations? That smells a bit fishy and, while not being against any of the rules, seems to violate the spirit of the rules, at the very least.

In general, I'm quite fine with the Jake/Nils move as well as the Levine/Nate move...both seem to have been done with fandom in mind and there won't be much of a shift in competitive balance. We should, though, make it clear that using IBC assets to get another GM to move is not legal

[Astros]

I'm fine with both but yeah, franchise locations shouldn't be involved in any trade, barring Mike Trout to the Cardinals for the rights to Busch Stadium

[Rangers]

I was fine with the Bay Area swap, but I'm also inclined to vote against it if what Jake said is true. Trading player assets for non-player assets in a league like this is just about the worst thing you can do for league integrity.

I'd vote for allowing Levine and DJ Etan to swap.

[Dodgers]

I'm concerned about the timing of the swap/trade, but we'll never know for sure if that was their intention. So I guess I'm okay with both swaps.