“You don’t know what your income is,” said one MLB general manager who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about Main Street’s renegotiation efforts. “It does make a difference.”

Said another club executive recently: “In the event we thought we’d make X and now we’re making Y, you can always make decisions independent of that, but I’m sure that’s going to be a reality for all of these teams: they’re going to have to think of that (change).”