The Pittsburgh Pirates should be preparing for the second game of their 2020 season against the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon. Instead, along with the rest of Major League Baseball, the Pirates are sitting at home waiting for the COVID-19 spread to clear up before their season starts.
As a result of the suspension of the start of the regular season, the MLB and MLBPA came to agreements on how to tackle a shortened, or potentially even cancelled 2020 season. This agreement included the season still counting as a year of service time for players. So, how could this impact the Pirates?