Attendance is down before 2020. That’s loss of revenue. With World Series ratings in a free fall what do you think happens at the next tv contract negotiations? Fortunately for baseball it’s not for several years. The desire for people to watch MLB baseball on tv has a slow leak that doesn’t appear it will be patched anytime soon.
Are you aware streaming services are dumping regional sports coverage and most viewers don’t care? In 2020 a lot of people discovered they can manage with a lot less tv sports. MLB is aware of it. It’s why they are conducting so many tests at the minor league level.
Maybe you should contact MLB and tell them they have it wrong. Advise them to stay the course. Give me more! Shoot for the four hour game.