(There was some mentioning/speculating about a delayed start for the minors in another thread but I thought I would put this here)
Per BA reporting, MLB issued a memo yesterday which indicated:
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Spring training for Double-A and Class A players will not begin until MLB and Triple-A players have departed from spring training.
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Accordingly, the start of the AA, hi-A and lo-A seasons will be delayed and most likely won’t start until May
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AAA likely to adhere to a normal schedule running from early April until early September (but this is not set in stone)
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No playoffs this year
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Not sure whether this is finalized but a one day off a week schedule is being looked at. That means according to BA there will be 6-game series against a particular opponent rather than 3 and 4-game series as in the past