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Mark P
8:34
In theory, yes.  But in a shortened draft, penalizing a team a first-round pick suddenly means you're taking away a full fifth of its draft field.  

It could be that whatever punishment the Red Sox will face isn't meted out until 2021
John
8:34
Would a World Series won this season (hoping it happens) have a * next to it? It doesn’t feel the same as a 162 game season, or even a 100 game season
Mark P
8:35
It's a totally different circumstance, but I doubt Dodgers fans felt short-changed by winning a World Series in a strike-shortened 1981 season
8:36
Or teams who won an NBA title or Stanley Cup in shortened basketball and hockey seasons over the last 25 years
mollysdad
8:36
The cap DOES get reset if they play a season, correct?
Mark P
8:36
Correct
8:37
And it's a "luxury tax threshold," not a cap, despite how many teams limit their spending
Lt Data
8:39
Is the plan for Mookie to play RF with Bellinger in CF (mostly)?  Should they consider trading Pollock so as not to commit like half a billion to the outfield?
Mark P
8:40
I'm sure the Dodgers probably wouldn't mind trading Pollock if they could find a taker, but they also might want to see what they have in him if AJ can stay healthy for a season
Jaxon
8:41
One by product of me season is some ball clubs will be getting old pretty quickly. The Cards for one with Molina, Waino, Fowler, Goldschmidt, Carpenter, etc... could find themselves needing to rebuild on the fly.
Mark P
8:42
Molina and Wainwright aren't under contract past 2020, though everyone expects Molina to sign an extension of one or two years.  That wouldn't be for a ton of money, however, and if the 2020 season is canceled, the Cards will have saved a lot of cash by paying only a tiny fraction of the millions owed to Carpenter, Fowler, and Goldschmidt.  Carpenter and Fowler also come off the books after 2021, too.
8:43
Plus, given how the Cardinals have been consistently able to develop prospects, they're better equipped than most teams to rebuild on the fly
Miguel Andujar
8:44
Look’s like I could be a good fit in Atlanta. With the Waters kid being the bait
Mark P
8:45
I'm doubtful the Braves would do that.  Andujar's future position is still in doubt, and plus he is coming off a lost season
Dwight K. Schrute
8:46
Question, what is the best prank from the Office?
Mark P
8:47
Fake-wrapping Dwight's desk like a Christmas present is one of my personal favorites
Ed
8:48
What (in theory) could we expect from Johnny Cueto going forwards? Whilst he's old, and has been really injured, can you see him at least being productive with his deception etc.?
Mark P
8:48
I'm actually pretty optimistic on Cueto being able to still be a solidly productive pitcher, if not at his past ace level
Jeff Ala
8:49
A season cancelled could hurt some guys HOF cases! Missing out on 40-50 homeruns, a pitcher misses out on wins and K’s.
Mark P
8:49
It's possible, though I'd like to think future HOF voters would factor a lost 2020 season into their ballots
Guest
8:50
Just checking again: Hoerner, Amaya/Davis, and Marquez would not go a long way towards landing Lindor?
Mark P
8:51
It'd definitely get Cleveland's attention.  But if payroll and the luxury tax are such issues for the Cubs, they'd have to unload some money in another deal to take on Lindor's salary.  (Or send a notable contract back to the Tribe and give them even more prospects as a sweetener.)
Minor Leagues
8:53
Assuming the minor leagues don't play in 2020, how does this affect the "realignment" plan for 2021?
Mark P
8:54
There will be more than a few minor league teams that will go under after a year without any revenue. So any planned contraction could take place somewhat organically, perhaps.  The minor leagues will look drastically different in 2021, at the earliest.
TeachingOnLine
8:55
In reference to the question about Ozouna and Hamel earlier: As the Braves do I try and find two other players to patch into 2021? Waters and Pache and Wilson and my other pipelines didn't get any seasoning. Do I just try to re-sign Oz and Ham to the same contract?
Mark P
8:57
I could see several veterans on one-year deals perhaps just staying put on "do-over" short-term deals.  Ozuna could be a different case since he might drum up some multi-year interest without the qualifying offer hanging over him
Mr Red
8:57
What is your opinion of the suggested realignment of teams for the shortened 2020 season?
Mark P
8:58
The Cactus/Grapefruit league splits?  It seems like the only feasible way such a plan could work, though that plan has a ton of other obstacles.
Erik
8:58
It is hard to see a scenario where large gatherings are allowed by even some areas of the country until fall.  Any path to a 2020 mlb season has to rely on an empty stadium scenario.  Do you think MLB can actually pull the trigger on that?  Personally, I can’t see mlb leadership being bold enough.
Mark P
9:00
If it's a question of empty-stadium games or no games at all in 2020, the league will play without any fans (provided it's safe for players/coaches/staff/etc. to convene in larger groups).  The league will take the chance to recoup some TV money, lack of attendance be damned
John Q Public
9:01
If you were a player, what would your walk up song be?
Mark P
9:01
I Got The, by Labi Siffre
9:02
(Shoutout to anyone who watched last week's Better Call Saul episode)
Travis
9:03
Do you think any of the current teams that haven’t won a World Series will NEVER win the World Series?
Mark P
9:03
NEVER is an awfully long time.  Just in the last 20 years, we've seen the Nationals, Angels, and Astros* all win their first titles, plus the Cubs, White Sox, Red Sox, and Giants all ended long championship droughts.
Dayne
9:05
Instead of a shortened season why can’t baseball just go into December or January. I’d love to see some baseball during Christmas.
Mark P
9:06
Because then you're guaranteeing a shortened 2021 season, since players will still need an offseason
CallingUpSpirits
9:06
Sopranos or Seinfeld?
Mark P
9:06
Seinfeld.  It's one of my all-time favorite shows, whereas (hot take alert) I find Sopranos to be very overrated.  I gave up on it a couple of episodes into the second season.
Alex Y
9:07
Luis Robert -ROY lead candidate?
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