I for one hope they start playing soon. Baseball is the only sport that I like the pros better than college. I am lucky in that I get to attend 35-40 games a year in person, mostly since my in-laws live in St. Louis so we have a free place to stay. I do see games in other cites as well when I can.
I would be fine if they started playing with no fans. I think MLB could safely do this with little problems.