MLB Owners OK Eliminating 2 Teams. The fallout from over-expansion in professional sports has begun. These leagues have been expanding willy nilly over the last ten years especially. I firmly believe that a storied franchise like the Twins, which was competitive even this season (they came in second place), shouldn’t be considered for contraction. Instead, they should be looking at the teams who were the most recently added, and they should look at long term viability rather than attendance from this year. It would be a shame to get rid of the Minnesota franchise when both Florida franchises are a joke.