We had hoped to use this space to look at the agreement that Major League Baseball and its players association reached over the weekend, but that agreement never came. And as of this moment – early Monday morning – the 2020 baseball season remains up in the air. However, there is a chance that a deal will get done soon, and if it does, we’ll update you on the ramifications of such an agreement.
In the meantime, a month or so ago this site examined the dearth of catching prospects in the Pirates’ minor league system, and neither the draft nor the passed-over free agent signing period has done anything to brighten that picture.