Fri Feb 28, 2020 11:27 am
I would have thought they would try to get it out today (after not being ready yesterday) for a couple of reasons:
(1) It's a business. They time the release every year for optimal interest right after the start of spring training. They release it Thursday because customers know the games will start Monday. Thursday and not Friday because some owners will want to have enough time to check out cards. But they lose revenue if the release is pushed back. It might be argued that the revenue is just delayed a little (with no net loss) but I suspect they would wind up losing money with a delay because is this is prime time for sales. And release Monday or any time prior to Thursday is suboptimal as well because owners have to wait longer for games. Friday is not the best time but better than other options.
(2) They seemed close. Pricing was almost done. Sure, they had to make some adjustments on a few players but that should not take long.