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MLB and MLBPA came to agreement. Players will get credit for a full year of service time regardless of how many games are played, assuming some number of games actually are played. If 2020 season doesn’t happen, players will get the amount of service time they got in 2019. Absolute nightmare scenario for Sox with Kopech.

Sounds like players will get credit for a full year of service time regardless on how many games are played. If no 2020 season, get same amount of service you got in 2019. Nightmare scenario with Kopech.

This happened like....2 months ago, no? He pitched for the Sox in ST.

I mean, consider the source. Dude just mentally preparing for the worst possible outcome, like he does with just about any Sox related topic.

Going to be very interesting to see how this all plays out. Of course, not nearly as interesting as actually watching some damn baseball. We're less than 2 weeks into this thing and it sure doesn't seem like an end is in sight.

I think its probably going to depend on what happens between MLB/MLBPA on the service time. There will have to be some sort of formal agreement on how this situation will play out.

If they reduce the number of games and don't modify the service time clock, ya it would. I assume they'll modify the service time clock, or way too may weird instances would happen. MLBPA isn't going to let their players get fucked over by some freak virus.

Yah, I mean guys that had 5.0 years of service time coming into this season....are clubs going to get an extra year of control? A lot of unanswered questions on this.

Bovada is pretty garbage for MTT. Not really a cash player. I play ACR occasionally, but just prefer live by a wide margin.

Not where I live. Unless you want to wait 2 months for check from Boliva that may never come.

Same. Bought my PS4 when my wife (gf at the time) had to do a 6 week stint out of town. Played some Show and NHL for a few weeks....been collecting dust since. I used to play the show and nhl a decent amount against my roommates when I lived with buddies, but could never get into gaming by myself. Always found myself bored to tears 10 mins in.

Ahhh....I'm clueless when it comes to gaming. Not my thing.

whats the "steam" thing?

I don't play video games anymore, but may have to get a PS4 for MLB the Show 20 coming out next week. Then again, that shit will just give me baseball withdrawals.

Everything sucks. Its kind of sad, but my life legit revolves around sports. Not sure WTF I am going to do with myself now. I don't even want to go the germfest that is the gym to burn some stress. The best 10 days of the year (cbb conf tourneys and march madness) cancelled. MLB delayed for the foreseeable future. My other hobby of playing poker is legit probably the worst possible place for spread of this shit. My enjoyment of day trading is virtually sapped as I (any everyone else) have just been crushed for weeks and am getting close to tapped out. So bummed. Weird times.

0% chance Madrigal is on the OD roster.

An easy solution if they had to postpone the start of the regular season by a couple weeks would be trimming down the insane amount of off days in the playoffs. But seriously, this sucks. Chances MLB starts on time are pretty low right now.

I think they'll run him out there most days until Madrigal arrives. Then Leury will platoon with him.

Zavala optioned to AAA. Burdi, Flores, Adolofo, Basabe and Rutherford optioned to AA. Guerrero, Mitchell, Frate, Medeiros and Tomshaw re-assigned to minor league camp.

Sure. But Madrigal (and Grandal too) are the perfect complements to the rest of the lineup that can be a little free swinging and higher K rates. He's not sexy, but give me a .295/.335/.405 type performance next couple seasons with uber low K rate and elite 2B defense all day with the rest of this lineup.

Carson having a nice ST. He'll be the the last man out of the pen to start the year.

Noted. I am sure we won't see you complaining about EE playing over Yermin then. Having depth is a nice for once. Yermin will get a chance if he goes to AAA and continues to rake.

Is that going to be your bit this year? Complaining about spending a pittance on a legit DH instead of just rolling with Collins/Mercedes? You would have crucified Hahn if they did that and those two flopped as the DH.

Man, I know it’s a pipe dream but you put Betts in RF on this team in 2021-2030. Holy guacamole.

Foster optioned to AAA. Dunning and Lambert optioned to AA. Burr, Stiever, Schryver and Skole assigned to minor league camp. 60 left in MLB camp - 32 P, 6 catchers, 11 infielders and 11 OFs.