The 2020 Major League Baseball season being delayed — or potentially canceled — due to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of the game.
On the stats sheets, it means Bryce Harper‘s second season with the Phillies could potentially come as a 28-year-old, rather than 27; also, adding onto his 219 career doubles and home run totals are on hold.
The same can be said on the pitcher’s mound, particularly for pending free-agent right-hander Jake Arrieta. And, with players still receiving service time equal to the amount they accrued in 2019, the 10-year veteran on the last year of his three-year, $75 million contract may never pitch in red pinstripes again.