Overnight, there were a few developments on some of the logistics of when baseball will return to Coors Field and the other 30 MLB stadiums. For the Colorado Rockies, it has some big implications.
Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel of ESPN published an article very early Wednesday morning on some of the things that may “come to a head in the next few days.” Some of the things that MLB has dealt with recently are:
- A deal with the MLBPA that would advance a portion of players’ salaries and cover a wide range of labor issues
- Receiving assurances from teams that non-player employees will receive paychecks through at least April, with cost-cutting measures a possibility come May
- Delivering long-term payments to minor leaguers since most of them haven’t had a paycheck since September
Both sides are hoping to return to play by “early June” but multiple officials pointed to a possible start in July, which would obviously further complicate matters around the All-Star Game that is supposed to be held at Dodger Stadium.