1) What if the MLB reaction — and overreaction — leads to a successful court case against the "Reserve Clause"?A Whole Different Ball Game: The Sport and Business of Baseball, Marvin Miller, 1991.
" . . . The most famous challenge occurred after World War II when two wealthy Mexican brothers named Pasqual succeeded in luring a number of U.S. big leaguers to the Mexican League. They hoped, eventually, to upgrade the league to a major league level. Three St. Louis Cardinal stars, Max Lanier, Lou Klein, and Fred Martin (who was to become a pioneer of the splitfinger fastball) were among the earliest to go south . . . "
2) What if the Mexican League is successful?