Will Major League Baseball lose part — or all — of the 2020 season to the coronavirus threat?
It’s too soon to say, just a couple days after spring training was shut down. Viruses don’t care about the boys of summer.
The Padres have this going for them, financially: They’re nothing like the early-1970s Padres, who nearly were moved out of town mid-decade for financial reasons.
Even if games are lost this season, the ballclub should emerge on solid financial footing.
The Padres, valued at $1.6 billion by Forbes, can take refuge within a $11-billion, revenue-sharing industry.