Major League Baseball heads into Hot Stove season at a sports media crossroads with the forthcoming moves potentially shaping the finances of the game for years to come.

Let’s go through it.

1️⃣ We want to state this clearly as the first point: This is not a “sky is falling” look at baseball. The sport is far from dying. We would argue it made significant progress this season with the new rules around the pitch clock, and, if anything, is on the way up.

2️⃣ However, the changing media landscape is going to impact the game. I’m laying out the scenarios, but as a legendary Yankees broadcasting philosopher has said on more than one occasion, “You can’t predict baseball, Suzyn.” Media is no different. No one truly knows how everything is about to turn out because there is a lot going on.