Official *MLB Season Delayed* Thread

[gcstomp]

This will be a train wreck, no matter what rules are put in, and I do not mean to be a party pooper. Look, Charlie Blackmon just tested positive, a flat out NL star. Words highly infectious arent window dressing. Lots and lots of players will test positive. This year will be a mess.

[Judge Jude]

so bizarre that if you are feeling really ruthless, you hope your player gets it this week - so they almost certainly recover fully before spring training resumes in earnest, and possibly with antibodies that remove a risk of him missing a part of the season.

touts will be urging "max bids" on players who already have recovered, for leagues that haven't drafted yet.

wait, are we not even halfway through 2020 yet?

1968 still has it beat, but 2020 is racking up some quality nightmare points......

[Ken]

so is it safe to start talking about baseball around here yet? If it is, let me go on record that Ken haaaaates Trevor Bauer

haha, fair - I actually have him in at least one league. I just think he's overhyped. Reminds me of Porcello with the one year wonder (although obviously a completely different K profile), hopefully he puts a few more seasons together like 2018 and sheds that.

[chancellor]

Yup.

We're moving forward in all of my leagues.

Same here. Auction now on July 17th. It's going to be some verrrrrry interesting bidding, no doubt.

[cavebird]

haha, fair - I actually have him in at least one league. I just think he's overhyped. Reminds me of Porcello with the one year wonder (although obviously a completely different K profile), hopefully he puts a few more seasons together like 2018 and sheds that.

He's got the arm. But he's like Nuke LaLooshe without Crash Davis. 10 cent head.

[hacko]

He's got the arm. But he's like Nuke LaLooshe without Crash Davis. 10 cent head.

I love Bauer- I bought a Bauer Jersey last year the first with a players name on it and then he got traded before I even got a chance to wear it. Our 30 plus year league is still up in the air about having it. I want it because I owned Stanton last year and my team tanked so I have to be Assmonkee but only for 60 games - Winning!!!!!

[madducks]

Including the full/shortened season this year, it's going to take Domingo German parts of three seasons to serve his suspension.

[GwynnInTheHall]

Does anyone know what the covid protocols are going to be? Do you have to quarantine the player only or all contacts as well etc.

[BuckyBuckner]

Including the full/shortened season this year, it's going to take Domingo German parts of three seasons to serve his suspension.

He has 63 games left. If the Yankees make the playoffs he's eligible for the 4th game of the playoffs.

[harmon]

He has 63 games left. If the Yankees make the playoffs he's eligible for the 4th game of the playoffs.

Pretty sure that he is not able to return for playoffs. 2021 for him.

[GwynnInTheHall]

CShould we start a thread tracking Covid Positive players?

[Jefe]

so many possibilities.

you could allow players to be frozen for 2021 - but only if you don't freeze them for 2020, for example. lots of strategy there.

or, if this becomes difficult, you could compromise and allow, say, each owner to keep up to three players in 2021 at the same 2020 contract they were frozen at.

I like the 3 players idea. My league has been debating this and most seem to want to keep contracts at 2020 levels in 2021. I'm not so sure. I think if we put it to a vote, that's what would pass.

[BuckyBuckner]

Pretty sure that he is not able to return for playoffs. 2021 for him.

He's eligible for the playoffs. It's only PED suspended players that are not eligible for the playoffs.

[madducks]

He's eligible for the playoffs. It's only PED suspended players that are not eligible for the playoffs.

SNY's Andy Martino says German will not be allowed to return for the postseason (assuming the Yankees make the post-season) and that he can be reinstated before Opening Day in 2021.

[chancellor]

From Rotoworld:

Andy Slater of 640AM South Florida reports that Miami-Dade county mayor Carlos A. Gimenez will consider allowing fans at Marlins Park starting next month.
Slater notes that the Marlins must first submit a plan to the county for how fans can safely socially distance.

Marlins team answer: Photo of last home game with fans.