At least as things stand now, baseball should resume July 23rd, The schedule was released yesterday and the Astros begin July 24th against the Mariners. The season will only have 60 games with the normal playoff format.
How does the short season affect the Astros relative to other teams?
One way to look at this is: would the Astros have a better winning percentage in a 60 game season than in a 162 game season? But also, how would a shorter season affect the winning percentage of her potential division and playoff rivals.