MINORS: Rookie playing time, the draft and player progression in 2020

Photo: MacKenzie Gore (LHP, SDP)

For much of the last week, I haven’t felt like thinking about baseball or anything at all other than our immediate situation dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affects my family, community and country. Even though games may not be played for months, fantasy baseball is a joyful release from the news of the day. Drafting a team, whether it be a redraft 5x5 league, a keeper league or a dynasty league, acts as therapy for most of us. My therapy isn’t drafting, it’s writing about prospects. So here it goes.

MLB announced Monday it wouldn’t start games before May 9. Realistically, it’s an optimistic start date given the growing severity of the pandemic. More than likely, we’re looking at a...

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