Originally Posted by
Horsehide Harry
Not so. Teams who are rebuilding and/or have bad contracts see this as a way to mitigate past mistakes. Look at Detroit. They aren't competing under any circumstances. They have a couple of horrific contracts in Cabrera and Zimmerman that skipping 2020 helps fix, at least somewhat. Their best prospects are 23 or younger, so skipping a year still gives control through age 30. KC, Baltimore, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Miami, San Diego. Even Boston to an extent. There are 8-10 clubs who have a true dis-incentive to want to play at all this year.