The Cubs typically have their first round of promotions in late May as a way to create a little room at the lower levels in advance of the draft. Then we see several more promotions right after the first half of the minor league season as the draft picks head to Eugene. That’s not going to happen this year.
There’s a lot of back-and-forth between the players and owners on the start of the 2020 season, but there’s nothing happening in terms of figuring out what’s going to happen with the minors. Speculation is that the season will be cancelled, after which MLB’s plan to cut the minors down to 120 teams is a foregone conclusion.