Marcus Stroman Tweet About 2020 MLB Season Negotiations Proves Fans Should Get Their Hopes up

Baseball fans haven't been dealt a consistent wave of good news for the better part of two months. Each time there's a semblance of optimism regarding the 2020 season, an update leaks in negotiations that leads most to believe that there's a slim chance a compromise will be made.

The owners' latest financial proposal was sent to players on Tuesday, and it's largely speculated that it won't be ratified. Conveniently enough, New York Mets right-hander Marcus Stroman posted a tweet that will serve as a needed ray of hope for fans.

This season is not looking promising. Keeping the mind and body ready regardless. Time to dive into some life-after-baseball projects. Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. Brighter times remain ahead!
— Marcus Stroman (@STR0) May 26, 2020

Stroman is calling it like it is, but the fact that he's staying ready proves that there's a reason to be hopeful. Just because it's not looking promising that things will resume at or around the targeted early July timetable -- an agreement would likely need to be reached within the next seven to 10 days for that plan come to fruition -- doesn't mean the season will be cancelled altogether.

The owners' first proposal, which included a 50-50 revenue split and players taking a handsome pay cut, indicated that they were never going to give the players what they want without a fight.

Worth noting: It’s the first day of this extremely important week and this is the first proposal from the league. That said, there is disappointment from the players, and to get anything close to what they want to play, MLB is going to have to move significantly off its proposal.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 26, 2020

This is just the first step in what is a huge week for the sport. The door for progress to be made is wide open, and Stroman believing that "brighter times remain ahead" means that you should too.