Kodai Senga for 5 years and $75M is a deal I would have taken. Although MLB Trade Rumors says he is "a potential 3rd or 4th starter" with a high 90s fastball, $15M is a fair deal for that.
An 80-game season starting in early July would have the expanded playoffs starting in early October. Seems like this proposal doesn't include the extended regular season and November playoffs that have been floated. Although with expanded playoffs, the World Series might still finish in November. I wonder if planners are concerned about a predicted 2nd wave of COVID in the fall, and believe extending the regular season through October makes it less likely the season is completed without interruption.
Seth, does Duffey have an option left? Can he be sent to AAA? How about May? For that matter, who else on the 40-man roster is out of options? I believe Tonkin, Polanco, and Danny Santana for starters.
Seth, what are the chances Stuart Turner gets returned from the Reds, and where would they play him? Maybe they work out a trade so he is sent the Reds minors?