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Dodger Blue > Featured > Phillies’ Bryce Harper Proposes East/West Realignment, 135-Game Schedule & Postseason Tournament For 2020 MLB Regular Season
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Phillies’ Bryce Harper Proposes East/West Realignment, 135-Game Schedule & Postseason Tournament For 2020 MLB Regular Season

Matthew Moreno
May 18, 2020
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Now two months into what should have been the 2020 regular season, Major League Baseball is working toward salvaging what it can. Commission Rob Manfred already conceded playing a 162-game season was out of the question, and MLB’s latest talks center around half that many.

While outlining a scenario to play an estimated 82 games this year, MLB additionally proposed to the Players Association an expanded field in the postseason to 14 teams, among other changes. Of course, the more pressing matters are the economics, player safety and coronavirus (COVID-19) testing.

As MLB and the union remain in negotiations over the proposal, Bryce Harper offered his suggestions for how a season could be structured. The Philadelphia Phillies outfielder suggested taking a page from the NBA by aligning divisions for East and West, playing 135 games with seven-inning doubleheaders on Sundays, and days off every other Monday.

Harper additionally pitched a postseason tournament at neutral sites, akin to what’s seen with the College World Series.

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Harper’s idea has MLB playing games well into the fall and winter, which the league reportedly is against given anticipation over a second wave of the coronavirus. Revenues for the regular season already figure to be severely diminished with the likelihood games will have to be played without fans in attendance.

Having the postseason interrupted would further cut into revenues by way of TV dollars.

Where Harper and MLB do appear to be aligned is with expanded rosters and a universal designated hitter. The DH being incorporated in the National League was viewed as a possibility within the next few years anyhow, and it’s being presented in 2020 as further means to help protect pitchers.

Whether Harper’s proposal or the plan that was submitted to the Players Association, the biggest obstacles seemingly lie on the health front. MLBPA executive director Tony Clark previously indicated vast testing and a vaccine were required in order to begin the season.

MLB reportedly reached an agreement with a Utah lab on the testing front, but the development of a vaccine is at least several months off.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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