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Heard on tonight’s local news that Jordan Hicks opted out of this season. Probably a great decision. He is a Type 1 diabetic so he will qualify for full salary. Also, it insures his are will be ready in ’21. I would not doubt that the Cards encouraged him to opt out.
Most Notable #MLB players who have publicly revealed testing positive for Covid-19 so far:
Freddie Freeman #Braves
DJ LeMahieu #Yankees
Aroldis Chapman #Yankees
Kenley Jansen #Dodgers
Joey Gallo #Rangers
Salvador Perez #Royals
Kole Calhoun #Dbacks
Luis Urias #Brewers— Jim Bowden⚾️🏈 (@JimBowdenGM) July 14, 2020
(Continued)
Charlie Blackmon #Rockies
Eduardo Rodriguez #RedSox
Will Smith #Braves
Patrick Sandoval #Angels
Brad Keller #Royals
Delino DeShields #Indians
Touki Toussaint #Braves
Daniel Norris #Tigers
Ryan O'Hearn #Royals
Bobby Dalbec #RedSox
Pete Kozma #Braves
Perdomo— Jim Bowden⚾️🏈 (@JimBowdenGM) July 14, 2020
It may just be a coincidence but every player on that opt out list is a NL player. Ross is a free agent.
For reference, there are about 90 umps, so this is about 1/8 of them sitting out.
Sources: 11 Major League umpires have opted out or decided not to participate. Some are said to have family members who are ill.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 14, 2020
David Ross says that there is another MLB lab opening on the East Coast which should help with test result turnaround times. #Cubs
— Russell Dorsey (@Russ_Dorsey1) July 14, 2020
Seems like a pretty important question to have not thought through in advance. Even a dummy like me had wondered about this during the downtime.
OK, apparently Bowden was straightened out.
Current protocols say a player who isn't high-risk can't change his mind if he opts out. So he wouldn't be eligible to play in the season or postseason.
But my understanding is, there have been discussions about whether there are circumstances where they could allow flexibility. https://t.co/4mImMdjfTv
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) July 15, 2020
The #MLB ruling:
If a player opts out he’s done for the season. He cannot come back regardless.
— Jim Bowden⚾️🏈 (@JimBowdenGM) July 15, 2020
More clarification. It depends on who you are talking about. (Leave it to the media to explain the rules to the “GM”!)
One clarification: This is the stance only for players who are not high-risk.
A high-risk player "may request" to return. Team physicians and the joint committee would then decide, depending on the circumstances. https://t.co/E7b937jnoN
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) July 15, 2020
Cubs star Anthony Rizzo expects more players to decide not to suit up in 2020.
“We are all human, and if guys start testing positive left and right and this gets out of control, I’m sure you’ll see some guys opt out.”https://t.co/QZV9DvaPyp
— Chicago Tribune Sports (@ChicagoSports) July 16, 2020
Source: MLB umps wishing to opt out for 2020: Tom Hallion, Mike Winters, Fieldin Culbreth, Phil Cuzzi, Brian Gorman, Jerry Layne, Scott Barry, Kerwin Danley, Sam Holbrook & Gerry Davis. @JonHeyman first to report some umps were opting out.
— Sean McAdam (@Sean_McAdam) July 16, 2020
NOT confirmed, but this very well could be the same place the missing three Cardinals are in… (We have no info on whether Reyes and Gallegos even have the virus, let alone whether they are symptomatic or not.)
#Angels Matt Thaiss said he tested positive for the coronavirus in June. He was asymptomatic the whole time but it took him about 4 weeks to get 2 negative tests.
— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) July 16, 2020
This is supposed to be one of the two Opening Day showcase games, but they might not be approved to play in DC. Sounds like a really bad idea playing in Florida right now, so see you in High-A Fredricksburg.
The Nationals are unsure if they'll start the season at Nationals Park due to city coronavirus regulations. They are actively exploring alternate sites (Fredericksburg, Va. or West Palm Beach). Opening Day is in exactly one week.
News with @DaveSheinin: https://t.co/zZi0LzdZrA
— Jesse Dougherty (@dougherty_jesse) July 16, 2020
Austin Meadows is one of the Rays’ top players. The former Pirates OF prospect is 25 years of age.
#Rays place Meadows on IL. He tested positive for COVID-19
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) July 17, 2020
The hidden number behind this is that 80 players have tested positive since intake testing began. https://t.co/Yg2OrXTDlC
— Barry M. Bloom (@Boomskie) July 17, 2020
Not surprisingly, the views vary by the expert asked…
— Jake Seiner (@Jake_Seiner) July 18, 2020
It should be clear that those 80 positives were not caused by people catching Covid in the camps. They already had contracted it prior to reporting.
Did the MLPA and MLB agree to waiving hipaa rights for players? Seems that a lot of teams are acknowledging covid positives in violation of the law.
Did the MLPA and MLB agree to waiving hipaa rights for players?
No. The league & teams have stated they will release a player’s name only after the player consents.
They have also said it’ll be easy to figure out in some cases, i.e., if a player goes on the IL without an apparent injury and no specified cause, it certainly raises suspicion.
Hence this is likely why Gallegos and Reyes’ extended absences remain unexplained while Cabrera, Sanchez and Montero’s were announced. The former two did not provide consent and the latter three did. No laws are being broken.
Big troubles up north…
TORONTO (AP) _ AP source says Blue Jays denied Canadian government approval to play games in Toronto amid pandemic.
— Rob Gillies (@rgilliescanada) July 18, 2020
Dr. Zach Binney?? Dr. Amesh Adalja?? Dr. David Hamer?? How do the pundits manage to dredge up these self-proclaimed experts whose opinions matter nothing to most people.
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