ESPN has some big decisions to make in the coming years. One analyst wonders whether its baseball broadcasts could be on the chopping block. Getty Images

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As TV viewing habits shift and consumers get pickier about what they’re willing to pay for, ESPN has tough choices to make. Is giving up baseball one of them?

BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield was intrigued by a recent ESPN survey sent to sports fans, asking about their baseball watching habits. In a note Wednesday, Greenfield wonders whether ESPN is “trying to understand the impact of giving up rights to MLB to help it maintain NFL programming.” ( Disney -owned ESPN will see both its Major League Baseball and National Football League contracts contracts expire in 2021.)