The biggest news of the past week came on Thursday night, when Major League Baseball and Major League Players Association came to a tentative agreement that would clear the way for a 2020 season. The two parties agreed to terms concerning key economic issues such as player service time and this summer’s amateur draft.
In regards to service time, the season will count the same as a normal 162-game schedule regardless of the actual number of games played, and if the season is canceled players will accrue the same amount of service time earned in 2019.