I don’t believe in crystal balls or tarot cards, but I trust my gut, and it tells me that Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale should go ahead and get whatever surgery he needs for his pitching elbow. Allowing myself a bit of speculation, I expect that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, by the end of March (if not sooner) is going to cancel the entire 2020 season based on what we are now hearing out of Washington, D.C. about the coronavirus pandemic.
President Donald Trump said Monday that the coronavirus outbreak and more stringent American lifestyle guidelines could last into July or August, although federal health experts suggested shorter-term guidelines, at least at this point.