What I do know, is that the rest of the NL East, including to an extent the Mets, are mired in either laughably low deals or contentious negotiations with their current networks. For example the Atlanta Braves, often looked at as the team in the division with the most consistently fruitful farm system, are dealing with a glass ceiling that, considering the Phillies new deal, is quite comical. According to Yahoo Sports, Atlanta receives just $10-$20 million a year from their current television contract. This would make sense if the team was toward the tail end of a deal that was signed when that much money represented a significant amount in the high-spending world of Major League Baseball. What is truly mystifying about this deal is that it was signed six years ago. The Braves, blessed with one of the best young rosters in baseball, have to wait out the next 14 years before they can sign a more fruitful deal.