Rob Katz, a former MLB team executive and currently on the board of North Carolina Development Baseball, joins the How to Play the Game podcast to discuss how a new deal between Major League Baseball and the players' association may be good for current MLB players looking to secure their service time, but is a tough pill to swallow for prospects who hope to one day be drafted by or signed to MLB teams. The discussion includes a reduction of rounds in the MLB Draft, deferment of signing bonus payments and a cap on payment that is dependent on where a player is drafted.

UFC and NFL agent Malki Kawa of First Round Management joins the How to Play the Game podcast to discuss his positive reaction to Dana White indicating UFC 249 will happen in California on April 18 despite continued concerns about COVID-19 and even though every other sporting event has been either canceled or postponed. Kawa feels comfortable that the health and safety of the fighters will be accounted for and does not care that the California State Athletic Commission won't participate in the April 18 event.

Attorney and NFL agent Nicole Lynn joins the How to Play the Game podcast to discuss the challenges she and her draft-eligible clients such as Jedrick Wills, Jalen Hurts and McTelvin Agim are confronting as the coronavirus continues to interfere with business as usual. One benefit is that teams have not been limited in how many "visits" (albeit virtual) they can make prior to the NFL Draft.

Nobody wants to see a cancellation of the NBA season, but safety concerns over COVID-19 must prevail. Players have continued to be paid while no games are being played. Will that continue even if the season is scrapped altogether? That power rests plainly in the hands of NBA team owners.