With the 2020 World Series underway, the focus for the 28 MLB teams not named the Tampa Bay Rays or the Los Angeles Dodgers is the 2021 season.
Free agents will be able to sign with new teams five days after the World Series champions are crowned, and player options and qualifying offers are due around the same time—which means the offseason whirlwind will begin to heat up.
As the Rays and Dodgers battle it out, there's already conversation about the future, including coaching decisions and prospects. Amid speculation about which players will play the 2021 season where, one matter from the summer has re-emerged recently.