If circumstances turn out to be such that trying to get in an abbreviated
#MLB season is a bride too far, man, probably wishful thinking, but so wish the league, owners & players would use the time for exhaustive, good faith discussion/negotiation over the CBA expiring post-21 (1
As well as getting into granular detail re: service time, arb scales & likely effort from ownership to freeze FA this "offseason". If the sides don&
#39;t start to come together, pre-&
#39;21 FA & arb is gonna be a mess, &
#39;21 season played under cloud & likely work stoppage.
#mlb (2/
Both sides really do have huge incentives to play this year. But if they can&
#39;t play, it&
#39;s not inconceivable that if time is put to highest & best use, you lose a season to pandemic but save future seasons that could be lost to labor strife. (3/3)
#mlb #yankees
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