Desperate times call for desperate measures, and it appears as though a few dozen billionaires may just get so hard up for cash that they’ve got to avoid paying out signing bonuses. The AP reported Wednesday that Major League Baseball is considering skipping the June draft and upcoming international signing period “as a way to preserve cash while games are affected by the new coronavirus.”
Not rescheduling, mind you, but flat-out canceling the whole shebang. As wild as that sounds, there are several factors mitigating what would otherwise strike a really ludicrous chord. The college baseball season has been canceled, with the NCAA granting an additional year of eligibility to players and removing scholarship limits for next season.