Will The MLB Suspend The 2020 season

[Kimmi]

Well, Jonathan Arauz will be one do they can bury him on the bench and fulfill their Rule 5 obligation.

 

I suspect 3 or 4 will be pitchers since there will be so few days off. So maybe Jeff Springs, Matt Hall, Josh Osich and Colten Brewer are in play.

 

Yairo Munoz is another player likely to get considered..,

 

Sounds good to me. I'd be very surprised if at least 4 of the guys aren't relievers.

[Kimmi]

Well, let's say (as is likely) the season is shut down in September, just before the playoffs, due to the virus or a player strike. Then he and I will be arguing over precisely what we agreed to in the "June Agreement."

 

Haha. Well played.

[Kimmi]

So now that the season is on the schedule, the Sox can try to reset.

 

But is there any minimum number of games required for the reset to be official? If the Sox play one regular season game, and a COVID outbreak derails the season again, does it count?

 

According to Speier, if the season is not completed, the tax situations revert back to 2019 status. So no, the Sox cannot reset if one game is played.

[Kimmi]

@NYGovCuomo

I am announcing with

@GovMurphy

and

@GovNedLamont

a joint travel advisory. All individuals traveling from states with significant community spread of COVID into NY, NJ, or CT must quarantine for 14 days.

 

This travel advisory is effective midnight tonight.

 

I wonder what impact stuff like this will have on MLB. Maybe the Yankees and Mets don't get to have home games? Get moved to a neutral site?

 

Note: this is not a political post, I am not commenting on Cuomo's decision either way.

 

I just read that this does not apply to Yankees and Mets players who will be returning to New York this week after being in Florida. It's still a month before the season is supposed to start, but I'm guessing that Cuomo will make a similar type exception to players on other teams that this applies to.

[Thunder]

So each team will play 10 games against each division opponent, and then 4 games each from the corresponding geographic division in the other league (AL East plays NL East, etc.)

 

I feel bad for the Orioles. 40 games against the AL East, then 16 against the combination of the reigning champs, the Braves, the new look Mets, and the Phillies. The Sox might be the 4th best team in the division, so the Orioles might struggle to win 10-15 games.

[Kimmi]

So each team will play 10 games against each division opponent, and then 4 games each from the corresponding geographic division in the other league (AL East plays NL East, etc.)

 

I feel bad for the Orioles. 40 games against the AL East, then 16 against the combination of the reigning champs, the Braves, the new look Mets, and the Phillies. The Sox might be the 4th best team in the division, so the Orioles might struggle to win 10-15 games.

 

The Sox are not going to have an easy ride either, but the shortened season does play in their favor.

[Thunder]

The Sox are not going to have an easy ride either, but the shortened season does play in their favor.

 

Yeah, makes it easier for us to get away with having a decent offense and no pitching

[Kimmi]

Yeah, makes it easier for us to get away with having a decent offense and no pitching

 

In the meantime, more and more players and staff members are testing positive for the virus. Will the season be derailed before it even gets started?

 

Since the players are not being quarantined, they are going to have to police themselves. Can they do that?

[Thunder]

In the meantime, more and more players and staff members are testing positive for the virus. Will the season be derailed before it even gets started?

 

Since the players are not being quarantined, they are going to have to police themselves. Can they do that?

 

Positive tests alone aren't going to kill it. You have to plan for those

[jacksonianmarch]

These forced quarantines in the US have provisions for travel for work related reasons. Baseball players will be exempt while performing their work. When they get back to their hotels, they’ll be forced into quarantine

[Kimmi]

These forced quarantines in the US have provisions for travel for work related reasons. Baseball players will be exempt while performing their work. When they get back to their hotels, they’ll be forced into quarantine

 

That makes sense. IMO, the players should be required to self quarantine throughout the season.

[Kimmi]

The proposed schedule if for the Sox to play 10 games against each of its AL East opponents, with the remaining 20 games being played against the 5 teams in the NL East.

 

Per BR, based on 2019's 60 game streaks, the Sox would have a 30.1% chance of making the playoffs. The Yankees and Braves both have a 100% chance. Tampa Bay is at 35.9% and the Os and Blue Jays are both at 0%. LOL

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

The proposed schedule if for the Sox to play 10 games against each of its AL East opponents, with the remaining 20 games being played against the 5 teams in the NL East.

 

Per BR, based on 2019's 60 game streaks, the Sox would have a 30.1% chance of making the playoffs. The Yankees and Braves both have a 100% chance. Tampa Bay is at 35.9% and the Os and Blue Jays are both at 0%. LOL

 

Right -- technically, everyone has a 100% chance, so no one has 0% chance. Personally, I think three months of quarantine and only three weeks to ramp back up will favor teams that feature more youth in lineups and pitching staffs. Young supple muscle tissue can jump off the couch and perform a lot faster than creaky brittle oldsters; I also think we'll see veterans miss more time with injuries than rookies or prospects... and some of the latter guys we've hardly even heard of will take the summer by storm.

 

I expect Tampa to be good and Toronto to surprise. New York is already injury prone. Boston is going to need a lot of bullpen games to contend.

[Kimmi]

Right -- technically, everyone has a 100% chance, so no one has 0% chance. Personally, I think three months of quarantine and only three weeks to ramp back up will favor teams that feature more youth in lineups and pitching staffs. Young supple muscle tissue can jump off the couch and perform a lot faster than creaky brittle oldsters; I also think we'll see veterans miss more time with injuries than rookies or prospects... and some of the latter guys we've hardly even heard of will take the summer by storm.

 

I expect Tampa to be good and Toronto to surprise. New York is already injury prone. Boston is going to need a lot of bullpen games to contend.

 

In a 60 game season, anything can happen. It gives all of the teams a more equal chance of getting into the playoffs. I think Tampa will be good also, and I don't think the Yankees are going to dominate like most people seem to be projecting. The good news is, if the Yankees do win it all, we can always attach the * of a pandemic shortened season to it. LOL

 

IMO, the shortened season benefits the Sox as far as pitching goes. Our bullpen should be pretty good.

[Kimmi]

It's interesting that several teams are talking about allowing fans into the games later in the season, the Rangers being one of those teams. This will be a city based decision, not an MLB decision.

[mvp 78]

This could end up being a real cluster. Hope it's fun though.

 

Should the Sox go for it, or just punt the season and get a high pick? I'm not sure there'd be much blowback if the Sox went 25 - 35 or whatever.

 

Any team that gets in an early funk is basically done for the season, right?

[Thunder]

This could end up being a real cluster. Hope it's fun though.

 

Should the Sox go for it, or just punt the season and get a high pick? I'm not sure there'd be much blowback if the Sox went 25 - 35 or whatever.

 

Any team that gets in an early funk is basically done for the season, right?

 

Glad we don't have Tito at the helm anymore. He was notorious for having a slow April

[notin]

This could end up being a real cluster. Hope it's fun though.

 

Should the Sox go for it, or just punt the season and get a high pick? I'm not sure there'd be much blowback if the Sox went 25 - 35 or whatever.

 

Any team that gets in an early funk is basically done for the season, right?

 

 

Possibly.

 

But will any team ever be in a position that a 10 game winning streak can’t get you in the expanded post season?

[Bellhorn04]

Glad we don't have Tito at the helm anymore. He was notorious for having a slow April

 

Heresy!

[Bellhorn04]

This could end up being a real cluster.

 

Hopefully it's not a coronavirus cluster.

 

As long as it's not that, and the Yankees don't win the trophy, the rest is gravy.

[mvp 78]

Hopefully it's not a coronavirus cluster.

 

As long as it's not that, and the Yankees don't win the trophy, the rest is gravy.

 

This season is a 50' asterisk IMO.

[Bellhorn04]

This season is a 50' asterisk IMO.

 

But you'd still prefer it's not the Yanks, right?

[dgalehouse]

At least we won't have to listen to that banal reminder that " The season is a marathon, not a sprint." Be thankful for that much.

[Bellhorn04]

At least we won't have to listen to that banal reminder that " The season is a marathon, not a sprint." Be thankful for that much.

 

Well played.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

At least we won't have to listen to that banal reminder that " The season is a marathon, not a sprint." Be thankful for that much.

 

Great point -- it'll never be "still early" -- which I think we heard as an excuse in March, April, May and even June a year ago.

 

A club that starts out with a 15-25 record is pretty much done; they're probably not winning their last 20 in a row... but more likely selling at the deadline.

[Elktonnick]

Great point -- it'll never be "still early" -- which I think we heard as an excuse in March, April, May and even June a year ago.

 

A club that starts out with a 15-25 record is pretty much done; they're probably not winning their last 20 in a row... but more likely selling at the deadline.

A 60 game season 40 in division is a crap shoot.

[notin]

But you'd still prefer it's not the Yanks, right?

 

Always.

 

If the Earth was crashing into the sun, the only good to come out of it is at least the Yankees wouldn’t win that day...

[Bellhorn04]

Always.

 

If the Earth was crashing into the sun, the only good to come out of it is at least the Yankees wouldn’t win that day...

 

We are on the same page.

[Kimmi]

At least we won't have to listen to that banal reminder that " The season is a marathon, not a sprint." Be thankful for that much.

 

LOL. It might be banal, but unfortunately, it's a necessary evil.

[Kimmi]

We are on the same page.

 

Make that three of us.