What’s next? Freddie Freeman is ill. Nick Markakis has elected not to play; the same with Felix Hernandez. The realities of trying to get this MLB season off the ground amid a pandemic are settling in, with testing delays affecting multiple teams and the Braves having the unfortunate standing as the first team to have a major star test positive for COVID-19.
The words of Ron Swanson ring true as we set our gaze for the July 23 start of the season with the Yankees and defending champion Nationals: “Blueprints for the future are a fool’s errand.