The State of Major League Baseball as a Business

    When I say "Major League Baseball as a business," I don't mean how good the individual teams are. I refer to the state of the employees, and how the MLB as a company needs to change if they want to make money in the future.
     First of all, some positives:
1. Their is a surplus of young talent in the minors and majors. Baseball will have some incredible players in the next five years.
2. Many teams who were once previously small market (poor) arena signing TV contracts, which will give teams more money and draw more fans.
3. The game is becoming more balanced. Smaller market teams are able to compete through the draft, thus making teams closer to the same level. One of these teams actually won the World Series in 2015. If the teams are more balanced, more teams can win. More wins will result in more fans who did;
4. Fan bases are growing. This is a combination of the first three reasons, but it still reflects on the state of corporate MLB. More fans means more people spending money at games, buying merchandise, and overall more money into the system.
      Here are some negatives. While corporate MLB is still trending upward, there are some things that need to be fixed:
1. Baseball is "boring" to young people. Younger audiences are finding baseball less appealing, so baseball made some changes. The older generation didn't appreciate that, so baseball won't be able to go anywhere, or, more accurately, won't have a secure fan base of the game itself in future years to come.
2. Ticket prices are higher, which makes it harder for families, who make up more of a proud than you think, to attend baseball games. While the fan bases still grow because games are more accessible on TV, this is a problem for the teams themselves. Players are wanting more money.
3. Three teams want to lose. This is a problem. Three potential employers don't want to win, so fan bases will plummet, and free agents will need a job. This is due to an over reliance on the draft. Teams want to be bad so they get a better pick, and might be better in the future.
4. Free agents are no longer signed consistently, because teams want to lose. If these players don't get signed, then nobody will play after the age of thirty, which cause more reliance on the draft, and the circle will continue forever.