Pirates GM: ‘Everything is on the table’ for MLB return

This week, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington expressed optimism that there would be an MLB season in 2020.

At the time, several proposals had been released outlining proposals for how the season could potentially get started, including playing games in spring training facilities or just Arizona. This week, two others were released: One to play games in home ballparks and another to hold spring training at each team’s home stadium. Even if neither plan comes to fruition, having new dialogue center around teams returning home rather than having to play in an Arizona biodome offered an optimistic outlook for the season.

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However, the Arizona biodome is still a possibility. All of the proposals are, actually.

"Frankly, I think everything is on the table," Cherington said in an interview with 93.7 The Fan Saturday morning. "The reason for my optimism is less about any particular plan or piece of information I have that somebody else doesn't have, because frankly, I think we have mostly the same information. My optimism is driven just through the knowledge of how motivated both the league -- people at the league office, people at teams -- and the players themselves are towards finding a way to play."

Cherington said some of the advantages of playing or preparing in Pittsburgh or Bradenton is the familiarity with facilities, but all factors -- including weather, transportation, and most importantly health -- need to be considered too.

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