I disagree with most of your plan. First off, reducing the season to 144 games is a non-starter. That would be a huge cut to revenue, and just pointless. Second, going from 8 to 12 teams in the playoffs is not "increasing slightly". That is a very big jump. Lastly, I see no reason to do away with divisions. It's not about being as certain as possible that you get the 8 or 10 or 12 best teams in the playoffs. You go to 6 5 team divisions. You have one interleague series at all times, which adds nothing to the current # of games. You add 1 WC team to each league, and those WC teams play each other in a 1 game playoff for the right to face the 1 seed. This maintains interest in as many cities as possible throughout the season, rewards winning your division and having best record in the league. Adds intrigue to the WC chase, because teams won't just want to settle for that. And those 2 1 game playoffs will be huge draws.