Some items:
*There will be no minor-league season in 2020. It's the first time since 1901 that minor-league baseball will not be played in a calendar year. This is not surprising in the least, but it still sucks. You can feel Manfred's sweaty, greasy hands all over this because, when minor-league baseball returns, there will undoubtedly be fewer teams in existence. MLB is in the process of taking advantage of a global pandemic to force its will on the minors. Rob Manfred is the worst.
*Here's McTaggart's Inbox. It's a good one, with an interesting note about Dusty/Hinch.