re: Would the WBC be more interesting if the United States played by state instead

I doubt that

Who will Florida have

According to Baseball- Almanac, active players with major league service time, born in Louisiana, are as follows:

Player-Birthplace-Team- Current Level:

Scott Baker- Shreveport- Dodgers- AAA
Reid Brignac- St. Amant- Astros- AAA
Garin Cecchini- Sulphur- Royals- AAA
Gavin Cecchini- Lake Charles- Mets- AAA
JT Chargois- Sulphur- Twins- AAA
Chad Gaudin- New Orleans- Mexican Unaffiliated- AAA
Johnny Giavotella- Metairie- Orioles- AAA
TJ House- Slidell- Blue Jays- AAA
Wade Leblanc- Lake Charles- Pirates- MLB
Aaron Loup- Raceland- Blue Jays- MLB
Seth Lugo- Shreveport- Mets- MLB
Mikie Mahtook- Lafyette- Tigers- MLB
Wade Miley- Hammond- Orioles- MLB
Luke Montz-Lafayette- Red Sox- AAA
Aaron Nola- Baton Rouge- Phillies - MLB
Jonathan Papelbon- Baton Rouge- Nationals- MLB
Xavier Paul-Slidell- Mexican League- AAA
Jace Peterson- Lake Charles- Braves- MLB
Alex Presley- Monroe- Tigers- AAA
Josh Prince- Lake Charles- Tigers- AA
Ryan Schimpf- New Orleans- Padres- MLB
Taijuan Walker- Shreveport- Diamondbacks- MLB
Josh Wall- Walker- White Sox- AAA



That is only 23 players... not even enough to make a roster, and certainly not a team I would want competing against the Puerto Rico team we just saw.