Every owner expects that there will be a lockout and they will lose most or all of the 2022 season. That means three seasons with no/few fans in the stands, and still having debt service and other fixed expenses.

That is why Hoyer went for players who don't have to be put on the 40 man roster before the lockout.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

"an ownership class using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to pare payroll."

Well, it's a pretty good excuse. How dense are these idiots?

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Is it? Apparently the White Sox and Padres disagree.

Also, this was happening before the pandemic with the Free agents going into 2020