This is no surprise, but it's still sad. The minor league baseball season was canceled Tuesday.
"These are unprecedented times for our country and our organization as
this is the first time in our history that we've had a summer without
Minor League Baseball played," MiLB president Pat O'Conner said in a
statement. "While this is a sad day for many, this announcement removes
the uncertainty surrounding the 2020 season and allows our teams to
begin planning for an exciting 2021 season of affordable family
entertainment."
Most of the top prospects will be part of the 60-man player pools for each major league team. It's tough to see the minor leagues flounder in a year like this -- their revenues are based on attendance, and with no games, some teams will not survive.
I'm thinking four of the five White Sox minor league affiliates will be OK. Charlotte, Birmingham, Winston-Salem and Kannapolis will hang on. Great Falls might be a goner, however.
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