Of course, even if the Pirates manage to make it to the postseason, Marte won't be eligible to play thanks to how
PED suspensions work in MLB.
The Giants had just lost one of their better hitters to
a PED suspension, and the Dodgers were willing to pay a $ 150 million finder's fee to get one of the better first baseman in baseball.
A Florida team that relied heavily on its defense in the wake of quarterback Will Grier's
PED suspension isn't the type of program that can take advantage of that, but Jim Harbaugh won't be able to rely on the intimidation factor that boosted his team early in the year.
Throw in that the Pirates just lost Starling Marte to an 80 - game
PED suspension, and the only other expected rival for a playoff spot in the division just got a whole lot weaker.
The biggest is the return of the Arizona Wildcats to the protected seed group, thanks to the returns of Sean Miller, defiant in his denial of wrongdoing in the FBI's probe of college basketball, and Allonzo Trier, back from
his PED suspension after an appeal, and a needed Thursday win over Stanford.
After getting handed a four - game
PED suspension, the Bucs finally washed their hands and traded Talib to the Patriots in the middle of the season.
Not exact matches
He will have enough on his plate trying to assimilate two free - agent targets — Stevie Johnson (late of the Niners) and Jacoby Jones (Ravens)-- who figure to see plenty of action while tight end Antonio Gates is serving a four - game
suspension for violating the league's
PED policy.
The Ravens will be without their top corner, Jimmy Smith, who's serving the second of a four - game
suspension for
PEDs.
At the end of 2016, Martin got hit with a four - game
suspension for violating the league's
PED policy, which led to his entire 2017 guaranteed salary being voided.
The potential
suspension of Seattle Seahawks cornerbacks Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman for
PEDs would be a massive blow to one...
The potential
suspension of Seattle Seahawks cornerbacks Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman for
PEDs would be a massive blow to one of the emerging dominant defenses in the NFL.
Longer
suspensions (
PED / drug
suspensions, off - field issues like Reyes) go on a different list and don't take up a spot on the 25 man.
IMO if Connor wants to get under Nate's skin all he should do is talk about the losses,
PED violations, and
suspensions of his teammates.
Jeffery failed a
PED test and his four game
suspension was announced earlier this week.
Grier, who still had six games remaining on his one - year
suspension for a positive
PED test, transferred to WVU in 2016 and sat out the season.
Their linebacking core is a mess, made worse by Burfict's recent
suspension for
PED's.