What Good Is MLB Drug Policy When Pitchers Usually Don’t Get Punished?
Question by 6: What good is MLB drug policy when pitchers usually don’t get punished?
It’s usually only the position players who get punished. And I have seen more outrage from fans when position players get a positive test than when it’s a pitcher. It’s a joke there is no real punishment here. Betancourt and Mitre both served their suspension on the DL. Volquez will serve his on the DL. And I saw reports he won’t appeal, well no s—! Appealing would just delay his suspension and since he’s on the DL it makes no sense for him to do that.
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Answer by Mr.B
All those pitchers are still being punished – sure they are allowed to rehab but they do not get paid during that time. They are losing fifty days pay (almost 1/3 of their annual salary).
In those situations the team is not being punished which is too bad, but it would be very difficult to make that work – if MLB said a player must serve his suspension after he comes off the DL, teams would just activate the players 50 days early.
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