The curious case of the 2020 Red Sox season
Here we are Red Sox Nation, into the second week of June and nowhere close to seeing the MLB kick things off. In what has become the most annoying game of back and forth in recent sports history, neither side is willing to budge on their points.
As it stands, we’ll be lucky to see anything close to half of what a normal season would consist of, and may only get something in the neighborhood of 50 or so games. With that said, a shortened season could be a massive boost for players who are trying to boost their status.
Plenty of players will be hitting free agency next winter thanks to the original labor agreement that will count 2020 for service time whether games get played or not. A smaller campaign could also lead to the infusion of top-end prospects into lineups as a way to get them more reps for 2021.
It may seem a bit far-fetched that we could see a high number of prospects in 2020 but it all comes down to the players. The majority may agree to terms with the owners to get things going but there very well might be some that are still uncomfortable with playing.
That’s where the prospects come into play. These guys barely get paid as it is, add in the possible wage cancelations due to the MiLB season being shut down, and you’ve got some eager players ready to sign up.
For the Red Sox, I scoured their list of prospects, and three names really jumped out at me as guys who could have an impact in 2020. Let’s get to the players!