Sports Illustrated's Jon Tayler: Time To End Tanking In Baseball Sports Illustrated baseball writer Jon Tayler made waves on social media Aug. 13 when his column titled, "MLB Should Threaten Tanking Teams With Relegation," was posted online.
He lamented the proliferation of tanking in the Major League Baseball and recommended -- almost assuredly tongue-in-cheek -- those teams be relegated to the minor leagues if they don't improve, much like the system employed by the English Premier League.
Tayler highlighted the Orioles' recent play as an example of this futility and cited team allowing 32 runs and 16 home runs in a series against the New York Yankees Aug. 5-7. It was part of a 2-17 record against their division rivals on the season. The Orioles gave up 23 runs against the Houston Astros Aug. 10, too.
