As the 2021 MLB season winds to a close, it's time to start thinking about how the past seven months of baseball could impact the future of the sport.
Some takeaways are right there at surface level, like the idea that the on-field product is in good hands thanks to an impressive collection of rising superstars ready to pick up the mantle as the next faces of the sport.
Others take a bit more digging.
For example, something needs to be done about the widening gap between major-market and small-market teams, and how the disparity in spending directly impacts a team's ability to contend.