General manager. With expansion would come regional realignment, and by then the universal DH would either be added or already implemented, given the union’s desire to bring the designated hitter to the National League.Still, it’s clear that how an expansion market chews up broadcast territory could affect how owners vote. “The owners will vote based on that.”We profile each of the markets in the order Manfred mentioned them:Those metrics are the combined statistical area (CSA) population that looks at not just the market but its surrounding cities; the designated market area (DMA), which Nielsen uses to measure the television universe in the market; some top businesses that could factor for sponsorships, suite sales, or blocks of season tickets; what major professional sports teams are already in the market, which can dilute everything from attendance to sponsorships; what other MLB team or teams claim that market as part of their broadcast territory, or would be impacted by the size of an expansion club that radiates out, and finally; does the market have one or more individuals leading the charge to bring MLB to their market?Still, the conversation continues to percolate. Pollution, however, is an ongoing issue, even though air quality is much improved from decades past. But considering where baseball ranks in the pecking order of sports in Mexico, that could be a tough sell, especially if residents perceive that the project will take priority over public works and other infrastructure.A sampling of potential playoff systems:"Whether that would need to be a majority stake, I don't know that I would go that far," said David Carter, executive director of the University of Southern California's Sports Business Institute. The Tampa Bay Rays were given permission from the league office in June to explore playing a split season with games in Tampa and Montreal.“We also will have to make the case to the people of Nashville, and city and state officials, that a baseball franchise is going to enhance the reputation of the city and it’s going to benefit the citizens of Nashville either directly or indirectly. We think there's places in Mexico we could go over the long haul," Manfred said. "And then saying, 'Just trust us' [about the team's financial viability]. Most teams are aligned with opponents in the same time zone, and no teams are paired with opponents more than one time zone away.Trying to accurately compare crime rates in Mexico City to those of American cities is a dicey proposition because of reporting inconsistencies. That pales in comparison to the Hawaii Islanders, who played in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League from 1961 to 1987 and operated more than 2,000 miles from their closest opponents.Mexico City is an outlier in terms of distance, elevation, economics and culture when compared to current major league markets. "I think overall it would be very good to be able to annex an entire country, if that were to ever play out as being a realistic scenario," Dee said. Visit ESPN to view MLB team stats, schedules, rosters, depth charts and more "Further, Burgos suggests that if enough advertisers shift their support to an MLB franchise, it could be "the death knell" of the Mexican League, a 16-team association with a storied baseball history dating to 1925.A balanced schedule could be arranged like this:"We would look at it as being additive," Dee said. The 2015 ALCS attracted an average audience of 3.8 million Canadians, a viewership increase of more than 700 percent from the 2014 ALCS between the Royals and Baltimore Orioles.At first glance, travel to and from Mexico City over the course of an entire season might seem daunting.Mexican League statistics might shed some light on the issue.