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Questions of Health, Finance, and the DH

Well, if MLB and the MLBPA can get together about health and finances, we figure to have an abbreviated 2020 season. But that is still a BIG IF. What has been surprising to me is the number of players who are in the demographic of underlying health issues and immunocompromised, and are still willing to play. The most extreme is David Dahl who had his spleen removed after an accident with a teammate in an outfield collision while playing CF for the AA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. Dahl had a choice. Miss the rest of the season allowing the spleen to heal, or have a splenectomy, which would allow him to get back on the field after 6-8 weeks.