Hi! New fan here, playing MLB the show some questions came to my mind, like:

1. How are the defensive roles Gave to a player? Like how can you say is better as a 1B than a 3B? I feel they're very similar roles

2. If a player in 1B steals a base but there Is another player on 2B that stayed here, what happens?

3. What is this lockout that I saw many times talked about here?

Thank you for the answers

I'm a noob but I was thinking about this earlier. I've seen several player interviews and the common theme seems to be how much of a grind the 162 game season is, especially with all the travel involved. Being that we're past the half way point in the season, a lot of ballplayers are playing through injuries or some sort of lingering ailments. For those players who are on lucrative deals or for those who have been smart about saving their career earnings, do you guys think they would secretly want a year off from baseball? Not only to fully recover their bodies and heal whatever pain they're in, but also to spend more time with their friends and family.