So we finally have a winner in 2020: turkeys. Turkeys will be rooting hard for an annual pandemic after this week’s Zoomsgivings in which families virtually share Turducken. I wonder if the children will be seated in breakout rooms.
Who has the pandemic been especially bad for, besides everyone? That would be minor leaguers who rely on the MiLB season to hone their skills and show their wares. Now players enter the 2021 season rusty while teams have to decide on what basis to determine each player’s readiness for ‘the next step’.
Specifically, for players who were deemed on track for 2021 are they still on deck?