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't start to come together, pre-'21 FA & arb is gonna be a mess, '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't play, it'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