I think that this article looks to European football as a model, whereas it would do better to look to the NFL.
I'd implement a few economic reforms:
- Decent wages for minor leaguers
- Hard salary cap and floor per team such that players take home ~55% of revenue
And a few gameplay reforms:
- Pitch clock, to speed up pace of play
- Tweak the baseball and/or mound placement, to discourage the home run / strikeout style and incentivize more balls in play
- Cap the number of relief pitchers per game
This would make the game faster, more visually appealing, more equitable between teams (so every team will be forced to spend / have a good shot to keep their best players) all without any extreme changes.
I'd implement a few economic reforms:
- Decent wages for minor leaguers - Hard salary cap and floor per team such that players take home ~55% of revenue
And a few gameplay reforms:
- Pitch clock, to speed up pace of play - Tweak the baseball and/or mound placement, to discourage the home run / strikeout style and incentivize more balls in play - Cap the number of relief pitchers per game
This would make the game faster, more visually appealing, more equitable between teams (so every team will be forced to spend / have a good shot to keep their best players) all without any extreme changes.