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MLB has made a proposal to players for a delayed start to the 2021 season

Yes, I know. I have been beating this drum for some time, and I’m not going to stop because I believe it would be best for everyone — players, coaches, staff, fans, everyone involved in the game — to push back the start of the 2021 MLB season by a few weeks.

Sunday, Buster Olney of ESPN posted this column in which this suggestion was made:

One high-ranking team official suggested the other day that everyone — everyone — would be best served if the start of spring training was delayed by a month.