Who's the Athletic writer?
And yeah, you can PM, just click on someone's screen name for their profile.
It's still gonna be a tough season for the minors I fear. Attendance will be down no matter what, at least for the first half, and they live and die on group and business sales that won't come back this season. If MLB goes with a shorter season and staggered spring training there might not even be games until June, though you could do a lot more doubleheaders in the minors.