After it was announced that the 2020 MLB Draft would be limited to the first five rounds, the remaining logistical details have been finalized, according to a string of tweets from Jeff Passan of ESPN. Most notably, the entire draft will be conducted remotely, much like it was prior to 2009 when the first night of the three-day event was brought to MLB Network. The first 37 picks, comprising the...
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According to Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal, a positive Covid-19 test would not shutdown Major League Baseball, under the current proposal. Diamond also notes that the proposal from Major League Baseball to the Players Association would include all team personnel getting tested multiple times during a week with results within 24 hours. The owners approved the proposal earlier this week...
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According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, teams are telling their players to get ready in anticipation of an announcement about the 2020 Major League Baseball season coming soon. Passan notes that Major League Baseball is expected to send a return-to-play proposal to the MLB Players Association within a week. There’s been multiple ideas floated including one having teams playing only in Arizona...
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Live baseball on ESPN begins at 1:00 a.m. ET on May 5 with the NC Dinos taking on the Samsung Lions. Eduardo Perez and Karl Ravech will be calling the game. Three former Mets players will be featured in this week’s televised games. Chris Flexen Former Mets starting pitching prospect signed with the Doosan Bears in early December. The right-hander struggled out of the bullpen in 2019 for...
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On Monday, we wrapped up MMO’s 2020 Top 30 Prospects with shortstop Ronny Mauricio leading a group that most outlets have in the bottom half as a farm system overall. There’s certainly upside in the Mets system, but most of it comes from younger players in the lower levels of system that has been weakened with trades over the last 16 months. Here’s the Top 30 ranking that the...
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