That idea isn't completely out of the realm of possibility. It happened in the 1980s with the NFL and the USFL. The USFL coaxed some young stars and rookies to come play in that league, claiming it was going to upstage the NFL. But mismanagement and poor ratings doomed the USFL, and many of the young studs who played in the league in its first year jumped to the NFL before the start of Year 2. Of course, the rest went to the NFL after the USFL folded after Year 2. The NBA and the NFL are very much player-driven. MLB, being so regional, is not so much in my opinion. I have no doubt that had MLB stuck with the replacement players they hired in 1995, while they would have taken a hit, it would have eventually worked. That's why the union eventually caved and ended their strike.