Along with a shortened 2020 regular season schedule, another change MLB experienced due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was delaying the start of the 2020-21 international signing period to Jan. 15 of next year.
While the Los Angeles Dodgers have drafted well and used their financial might in free agency, they also have flourished with international signings. L.A. was aggressive on the first day of the 2019-20 international signing period, inking the likes of Luis Rodriguez and Kristian Cardozo.
That period closed Oct. 15, and has been followed by three months in which signings are not allowed.