Nearly 10 days have pa sed since Major League Baseball suspended operations in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus. Opening Day, which had been scheduled for this Thursday, will instead (likely) take place at some point later in the year, depending on the effectivene s of the containment strategies imposed acro s the country in recent weeks Marc-Edouard Vlasic Men Jersey . president Mark Shapiro held a conference call on Sunday and discu sed some logistical aspects as it pertains to the season. The two major points of emphasis were: 1) the league hopes to have an agreement with the players union Mikkel Boedker Women Jersey within the next two days; and 2) any season would be preceded by a four-week ramp-up period, .The league and the union have to agree on a number of elements as it relates to a shortened or canceled season. That includes pay and service time, the metric that determines when any given player Jonny Brodzinski Jersey becomes eligible for arbitration and, later in their careers, free agency.Shapiro's other point, about the second spring training, isn't too surprising. Pitchers have to stretch out and that proce s nece sitates having a set date for the season. Obviously there's no Paul Martin Kids Jersey way for pitchers to prepare at this point with so much up in the air. Theoretically, could permit teams to use expanded rosters early on if they wanted to truncate the ramp-up period. It's anyone's gue s as to whether that's a proposal that could be placed on the table. It's worth noting that CEO Sam Kennedy said the league . Kennedy also said the league would be open to playing deeper into the fall in Aaron Dell Men Jersey order to get a full season in. Granted, a lot has happened in a relatively short time since Kennedy made his comments.