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Message: [QUOTE="Radioguy41, post: 4649148, member: 118765"] Not workable at the current time for many teams. For instance, and this is not a unique situation, in 2014 the Phillies signed an agreement with Comcast giving them exclusive rights for 20, yes twenty, years. So, unless MLB and the Phillies reach an agreement with Comcast and Comcast is willing and able to initiate it's own DTC system it's not going to happen. Comcast is never going to agree to allow MLB to stream Phillies games in direct competition with Comcast's own cable offerings. Now before someone jumps in and says MLB can negotiate collective rights I would point out that the Dodgers rights agreement came out of their suing and winning in court the right to negotiate their own agreement so it's already been through the courts. Some examples: Cardinals and Fox Sports Midwest 15 year agreement in 2018 Los Angeles Angels Fox Sports 20 year agreement in 2011 Dodgers Time Warner 25 year agreement in 2013 [/QUOTE]