With Major League Baseball currently in lockdown clubs could be looking Down Under for ABL clubs to give their top talent some game time over the Australian summer.

That's providing the international borders have reopened by the time the ABL season kicks off.

The ABL and their clubs are meeting weekly to discuss all possible scenarios for the upcoming 2020/21 season.

That includes the potential for it being an all Australian affair if international flights are still banned - meaning imports wouldn't be able to take part.

Last season began on November 21, leaving about six months for the ABL landscape to change.

But another possible side effect of the COVID-19 virus could be to see a flood of Major League talent flock to Australia's shores.

Last season, the Cavalry boasted starting pitcher JJ Hoover and Gavin Cecchini as players on their roster with MLB experience, while pitcher Phil Pfeifer was expected to break through to the Bigs this year.

That's been put on hold with the MLB currently suspended due to the coronavirus, although the league is currently in talks with the players to try to get the season up and running.

If they only get limited or potentially even no games in this year, then the MLB clubs will be looking to what they call the winter leagues - like the ABL - to keep their players' eyes in.

That would be similar with other top leagues, like Japan, which have also been forced into lockdown due to the coronavirus.

The Cavalry already have a strong relationship with the Yokohama Baystars, who could continue to send their top talent to Canberra.

"We've had a call from two Major League clubs who are saying, 'Whatever spots you've got available we'll take them and we'll send really good quality players'," Cavalry boss Donn McMichael said.

"Which is not a surprise to anyone. They haven't had a swing and they haven't thrown really.

"So they'll be keen to get them in and throwing. In that regard the quality would lift the standards [of the ABL] significantly because you're no longer getting prospects or development players, you're getting actuals who are honing their skills for the season."

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At the opposite end of the spectrum would be a 2020/21 ABL season using just Australian players.

If imports can't get into Australia, then the best option could be simply to use local talent.

That would give baseballers playing in Canberra's local competition the chance to shine on the national stage.

The Cavalry have traditionally relied heavily on imports to top up their playing roster, but McMichael was confident they would be competitive if the ABL was purely Australian made.

Although McMichael said there would need to be a limit on how many local players clubs could sign with the rest going into a draft.

"We've got five [Australians] signed, so we'd automatically have those," he said.

"There'd have to be a limit on that ... and a cut-off date on that. Anyone else who was interested in playing would have to go into a draft and be prepared to move.

"That's the only way it could work."

But there's always the possibility the ABL skips a summer if crowds are still banned from sport.

The NRL and AFL have scheduled the resumption of their competitions over the coming month, but both will be played behind closed doors.

That might not be an option for the ABL clubs who rely on gate takings to make ends meet.

While the NRL and AFL both have lucrative broadcast deals to help fill their coffers, that's not the case for Australian baseball.

It might not be economically viable to proceed with empty stands or even with reduced capacities.

The Cavalry had their gate takings massively impacted last summer, with the smoke from the NSW bushfires forcing games to be cancelled and keeping spectators away.

Another summer with similar problems might not be an option.

"Are they going to have the 1.5-metre [social-distancing]? That would effectively reduce your seated crowd by 75 per cent," McMichael said.

"That is unsustainable. There's no question about that."