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Both Eugene and Itsm sort of hit on what I think are related issues: MLB is simply not doing things that build a base of consumers.
I’m not saying that some things shouldn’t change in the pace-of-play arena (such as the replay process) but in a world full of things competing for people’s attention, building, growing and keeping connections with a dedicated consumer-base, should be a priority, and making significant changes to the game isn’t going to do it; you just risk alienating a number of your current base of fans.
Right now, they are trying to take the “easy-way” and it likely won’t work. They need to market the sport and build connections in order grow the consumer base: pitch-clocks and such won’t do that.
Building those connections will require vision, creativity, resources, some grit, and a bit of bravery on the part of MLB.
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