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HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 29: Stephen Strasburg #37 of the Washington Nationals delivers the pitch against the Houston Astros during the second inning in Game Six of the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 29, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

2020 MLB Season: Ranking the Top 5 Starting Rotations

MLB: tracking baseball’s undrafted free agents for the first time

Rob Manfred has completely botched the 2020 season

2020 MLB Season: Simulating NL games, June 15-18

Tractors are useful.(Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)

Stolen Summer: The Real Faces of the Minor Leagues, Part 1

CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 15: Shane Bieber #57 of the Cleveland Indians pitches against the Minnesota Twins on September 15, 2019 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)

2020 MLB Season: Simulating AL games, June 15-18

MLB negotiations: Will there now be one final arm-twist?

Starting pitcher Lazaro Blanco of Cuba throws in the top of the first inning during the World Baseball Classic Pool E second round match between Cuba and the Netherlands at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

Serie Nacional: Lazaro Blanco, the Granma workhorse

Omaha, NE - JUNE 24: A general view of a baseball and glove in the the field, prior to game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Michigan Wolverines and Vanderbilt Commodores on June 24, 2019 at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)

The rise of Simulation Baseball: Chasing the digital pennant

The Phillies have interest in Ray's arb price, left-handed arm and age. Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images.

2020 MLB Season: Simulating NL games, June 12-14

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 04: Lance Lynn #35 of the Texas Rangers in action against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 04, 2019 in New York City. The Yankees defeated the Rangers 4-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

2020 MLB Season: Simulating AL games, June 12-14

FT. MYERS, FL - FEBRUARY 26: Agent Scott Boras speaks during a press conference announcing the signing of J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox on February 26, 2018 at jetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida . (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

Scott Boras will not be paying minor leaguers after all

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark speaks during a press conference on youth initiatives hosted by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association at Citi Field before a game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 16, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City. The Mets defeated the Pirates 6-4. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

MLB Players propose 89-game season; owners expected to reject

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: (L-R) Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred Jr., 2016 Hall of Fame inductee Ken Griffey Jr. and MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark look on during a press conference on youth initiatives hosted by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association at Citi Field on Thursday, June 16, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Binary leadership is bad; MLB’s governance needs a trilogy

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 16: Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks at the National Press Club July 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. The MLB All-Star game will be held tomorrow at Nationals Park. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

MLB teams suffer another swing and a miss

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 29: Jon Lester #34 of the Chicago Cubs in action against the New York Mets during the first inning of a game at Citi Field on August 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

2020 MLB Season: Simulating NL games, June 8-11

OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 3: A sign is posted in the Oakland Athletics draft room, during the opening day of the 2019 MLB draft, at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on June 3, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)

MLB needs this week’s draft to be a success

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 13: James Paxton #65 of the Seattle Mariners throws a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 13, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

2020 MLB Season: Simulating AL games, June 8-11

ST LOUIS, MO - JUNE 21: Fans give former St. Louis Cardinal Albert Pujols #5 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim a standing ovation in his first return to Busch Stadium prior to batting against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 21, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

MLB puts a loaded gun to its head as June marches on

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 11: Jake Arrieta #49 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the first inning at Oracle Park on August 11, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

2020 MLB Season: Simulating NL games, June 5-7

DUNEDIN, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 27: Hyun-Jin Ryu #99 of the Toronto Blue Jays heads to the locker room after pitching in the spring training game against the Minnesota Twins at TD Ballpark on February 27, 2020 in Dunedin, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

2020 MLB Season: Simulating AL games, June 5-7

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 24: Adam Silver attends the 2019 NBA Awards at Barker Hangar on June 24, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

With the NBA returning, MLB negotiations continue

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 16: Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts talks with a volunteer outside of Wrigley Field on April 16, 2020 in Chicago Illinois. Wrigley Field has been converted to a temporary satellite food packing and distribution center in cooperation with the Lakeville Food Pantry to support ongoing relief efforts underway in the city as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

MLB owners may get what they want after all, no baseball

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 14: Dayan Viciedo #24 of the Chicago White Sox bats against the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning of play on September 14, 2014 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

NPB: Dayan Viciedo goes yard twice in Chunichi’s victory

BOSTON, MA - JUNE 2: A Black Lives Matter message is displayed on the Green Monster scoreboard in response to the recent death of George Floyd on June 2, 2020 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Protests spread across cities in the U.S., and in other parts of the world in response to the death of African American George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

How MLB teams, players are speaking out against racism

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA - AUGUST 24: Pitcher Dante Bichette, Jr. #19 of the Southeast prepares to bat against the West during the United States Semifinal of the Little League World Series on August 24, 2005 at Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The West team from Vista, California defeated the Southeast team from Maitland, Florida 6-2. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images).

MLB: hoping we haven’t seen the last of Dante Bichette Jr.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 26: People sit on a hill overlooking Dodger Stadium on what was supposed to be Major League Baseball's opening day, now postponed due to the coronavirus, on March 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Dodgers were slated to play against the San Francisco Giants at the stadium today. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred recently said the league is "probably not gonna be able to" play a full 162 game regular season due to the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

2020 MLB Season: Through the owners perspective

ANAHEIM, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Los Angeles Angels Infield Jose Miguel Fernandez (20) doubles down the line in the 2nd inning during a MLB game between the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels on September 14, 2018 at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Joshua Lavallee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

KBO: José Miguel Fernández is obliterating Korean pitching this season