Top 10 Ways to Improve Major League Baseball (MLB)

This would not be hard to do and would keep the game moving at an orderly pace. And it's not just pitchers either. Batters often take way too long in between pitches adjusting their batting gloves. It shouldn't take 76 years to get through a plate appearance.

They added a pitch clock this season.

The MLB draft doesn't get a whole lot of attention unlike the NFL or NBA. Since it doesn't get a prime T.V. slot on a major network Often times it just happens and nobody knows who their team ended up drafting. When minor league players get called up people rarely know who they are. If there's someone ready to be called up giving them attention can bring hype surrounding their debut

Being a fan of a small market team (Go Twins! ), I constantly pay attention to whats going on in the minors, its how my favorite team is built. Its true that almost everyone else I know pays no attention to the MLB Draft, or the minors, but I understand. They just want to watch the finished product win, they don't really care how they got there.

MiLB deserves more attention. All these ideas are good, and I think the MLB should have more games on T.V. like the NFL and NBA. How am I supposed to root for the Minnesota Twins if I can't even watch them on T.V.?

If they want to cut down on time and make things more interesting this would be a good idea. The New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson has said this: "I would require a pitcher to throw to three hitters. One, it would speed up the game. Two, and more important, it would change the dynamics of the game in the late innings. Today, we have too few lead changes late in games, in part due to the dominance and specialization of relievers. One way to offset dominance is change the dynamics a little bit, as we see occur when things get out of balance in other sports all the time." He might have a good idea. There's too much down time currently with the pitching changes and this could help fix that

In 2018 managers were limited to 6 visits per game which dropped the average game time 5 minutes. I say maybe limit it even further to 4 or even 3. This puts pressure on the managers and could change the dynamic of a game.

It does feel weird that both leagues play under different rules. I think it would be smart to let pitchers bat in both leagues. Like they all used to. Pitchers already proved since the professional leagues got organized that they can be complete players. Not letting pitchers hit would be like a catcher who didn't hit. If people think a designated hitter is a good idea, then every position should have a designated hitter. In football, there are 11 players on offense, and 11 different players on defense. Would baseball be better with 9 players who batted, and a different 9 people who played against the other team's batters?

It feels weird that both leagues play under different rules. I think it would be smart to have a designated hitter in both leagues. Pitchers already have a role in the game. That would be like a quarterback playing at defensive tackle as well. It wouldn't end well. Why should pitchers have to bat when they normally aren't very good?

Only once a game manager should be allowed to make a lineup change in the game. After it's used, the players would return to their normal positions. This could add some strategy to the games and would again put the managers under pressure. Just imagine all the drama this could cause especially in the playoffs. It would keep people on the edge of their seats until the final few outs. If a team was down in the bottom of the 9th they could use this to put in somebody like Aaron Judge or Mike Trout. The other way this could be used is if a big name player like Trout, Machado, Pujols, or any other big hitter got out the manager could use this to make them up next as a second chance. This has big potential to cause controversy and something that Undisputed or First Take could talk about for days.

In the NFL fans get inside access to training camps. The MLB not so much. They did have a similar show to Hard Knocks called The Franchise but it only aired for a few seasons. Think of all the things they could cover. Calling someone up, sending someone down, learning a new swing technique, learning a new pitch, etc although The Franchise was cancelled maybe they could focus more on coverage of spring training like Hard Knocks. We could see stories of long shots and new guys. There's a plethora of content to work with

The MLB has a network which allows you to watch games wherever. Only problem is the blackout restrictions. The MLBtv network is a great idea but they need to fix the restrictions. Imagine someone in New York not being able to watch Aaron Judge? Or someone in San Francisco not being able to see Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw have a pitching duel? Or imagine living in Iowa and not being able to watch 20% of the teams? (Twins, Royals, Cubs, Brewers, White Sox, or Cardinals) I get they can't just snap their fingers and make it go away. Not with multi billion dollar T.V. contracts but all fans want is to watch baseball anywhere anytime. They shouldn't have to use another source (via cable subscription) to watch a game.

Kinda ties in with giving more minor league players attention but yeah restating what I said earlier it's not on a major network so most of the time people don't even know who their team drafted. Give the draft more attention so we can be hyped about the future faces of the big leagues

Agreed. I have never once been interested in watching or paying attention to this draft

Yeah this would be more unique than just average hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn, etc. Expanding the menu might make more people interested in buying different food products.

Not only would this increase the chances of people buying more food but it would give more incentive to people who want to visit every park. It could also make the menu tied closer to the city the team plays for. Give every ballpark a unique item that you can only get at that ballpark