While it looks like owners and players have finally started to make strides towards a 2020 season being played, the cost overall of not having a season is just too much for many owners to bear. So just how much would it cost the game if the 2020 MLB season does not get played whatsoever?
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00:00 Why even bother? You might be wondering if players themselves are asking that
00:11 question if the season is as short as 48 games. The answer is that the financial
00:17 incentive to return is enormous. Players who opt not to return and do not have an
00:24 individual or family medical reason for doing so would probably not accrue
00:29 service time. And service time is a critical element when it comes to player
00:34 compensation. It's how they qualify for arbitration and for free agency. Not
00:40 coming back also means an entire year away from competition which could affect
00:46 future performance and thereby future earnings. It also would defy teammates
00:52 who do come back and it would signal to fans that they don't care so why should
00:57 the fans? The bottom line is that the cost of not coming back even for a 48
01:04 game season is very high.
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