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All he had to do was offer Machado a halfway decent contract, so yes I will blame him if I get COVID-19.

People are jam packed in a Mexican restaurant in Nashville and none of the patrons are even wearing masks as they walk in. The south simply doesn’t give a fuck about this virus.

Won’t everyone on the 40 man roster not on the active 26 to 30 man roster be on the taxi squad?

It’s crazy that many states operated as if this were the case.

Good thing we shouldn’t (hopefully) be sellers this year!

Madrigal yes, Kopech no.

That’s fine, but these guys are adults and are able to make their own decision. If they’re eager to get back on the field or simply want to make a fuckton on money, who are we to say no? I’m not suggesting your saying that, but I do get that vibe from certain posters.

You actually don’t want baseball to resume?

Exactly this...great post.

His value is higher now given the uncertainty around COVID-19. If Grandal somehow gets it and is out two weeks, having a quality backup option in McCann could save the season. I was all for moving him back in the winter, but no way am I giving him in this environment unless blown away.

I think I’ve finally lost faith in humanity. The fact that anyone would waste even a single ounce of energy protesting a requirement to wear a mask and slow down this virus is just something I can’t process. We’re in the midst of a global pandemic on top of serious economic turmoil and social injustice and yet the thing that gets you going is not wanting to wear a fucking mask when your outside? You literally have to be the scum of the earth or just the dumbest piece of shit to want to fight this battle. I know there are bad, ignorant people everywhere in this world, but the U.S. has to take the cake and Trump’s presidency has created an environment where these people are able to be bold with their hateful or dumb takes. It’s an absolute shame what’s happened to this country with that clown in office.

What in the fuck is an “anti mask rally”?

Florida has got to be the dumbest state in the US.

lol...you are totally right. No idea what match I was doing for the proposed schedule. Definitely have a big advantage on the AL side of things, but the NL Central should be pretty tough.

Is the NL being forced to use a DH? If so, I could see Collins or Mercedes moved, but otherwise I wouldn’t expect any trades.

Aren’t the playoffs back to 5 teams in each league? Not sure Robert alone is going to carry us over the Yankees, Twins, Astros, Rays, Indians, & A’s.

Honestly, this is not ideal for us. We actually play a smaller portion of our games against the Tigers & Royals and now we play all our non divisional games against a pretty stacked NL Central. At least most of our games will be fun to watch.

I don’t care what your political views are, Donald Trump is a horrible, selfish person and doesn’t deserve a single ounce of respect. This whole Tulsa rally and the dumb comments he made during it just reinforce that.

I’m not sure what you’re arguing here though. The reality is not all players will get COVID-19 and those that do may get it for reasons other than playing baseball. But more importantly, the players get to decide if they want to take a small risk in exchange for hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. They aren’t being forced to play baseball against their will, they can opt-out if they feel they are high risk or simply don’t want to chance it. Again, just trying to understand what you are arguing here, because I’ve seen you make this “someone might die” statement before and not really sure if you saying we shouldn’t allow guys to play baseball or what.

OMFG, how can anyone actually defend this idiot? And I don’t mean this politically, dude is just a total fucking idiot who only cares about his re-election. Just don’t get how anyone can still fall for his “draining the swamp” con when he’s no different than a career politician.

This Trump rally in Tulsa has to be one of the most mind boggling decisions in modern society and shows how many dumb people there are in this country.

Especially when better pitchers at similar career points signed for like half of that (Snell, Nola, & Severino).

I guarantee a season at least gets kicked off.

Fully agree.

Love the article! Are you assumjng Heuer makes the major league club?