I will say that, generally, the Manfred reforms are actually about the very nostalgia that its critics say they are destroying: while the mechanism of Manfred's reforms are often radical and unprecedented, like adding a clock and regulating where fielders can stand, the goal and the outcome is to make the game more like it was in the 1960's and 1970's: more running, more balls in play versus true outcomes, shorter games, no custom shifts for every player in the opposing lineup, no Nomar glove rituals, etc. And they seem to be working: interest in baseball is up especially among young people.
If he actually got rid of the leagues, that would be fundamentally different than all the previous reforms.
