19 September 2020

News, Rumors + Obsessions > Instructional Ball To Start @ Sloan Park Here In Mesa


Here is the announcement. . . As you can see at Cubs Insider, the Cubs’ instructs will begin in Mesa, Arizona on October 1, after a few days for various intake protocols. It’ll run through November 7,

That is to say, we’ve definitely reached the point of “take what you can get,” and I was really excited to hear recently that MLB was planning to permit organizations to have instructional ball (think a kind of Spring Training for the lower-level prospects that takes place after the minor league season*). It comes with a bunch of caveats, though, including the fact that not all organizations are necessarily going to participate thanks to the costs.

Chicago Cubs Instructional Ball is Happening, So Cubs Prospects Will Finally Get Some Baseball Activity

Long before the 2020 minor league seasons were officially cancelled, it was already in doubt whether there would be any organized baseball activities of any kind for professional baseballers who weren’t going to participate at the Major League level. Could organizations even get their guys together to practice? Would there be make-shift leagues at the end of the erstwhile minor league season?

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