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I still say part of the penalty should be forfeiting a full year salary to an anti-drug charity. The irony alone would make it worth it.
chieftoto
I think that’s actually a great idea! But for some reason I’m pissing my pants I’m laughing so hard at the irony…
TDKnies 2
As long as money still comes out of the teams’ pockets I’d be fine with it. Don’t want to encourage them to look the other way on suspected users because they know they can get out of having to pay of the player gets caught.
start_wearing_purple
I agree entirely. If teams are still paying a player while being suspended then a) it will force them to police their own players closer, making sure none are on PEDs and b) make any team think hard before signing a former PED user to a lucrative deal.
So if a player is caught using PEDs, the team and the player suffer and the money goes to a better cause.
jackstigers 2
There is no way that will ever happen.
jd396
When MLBPA reps are vocal about feeling that the penalties aren’t harsh enough .. there certainly could be a way it would happen.
New Law Era
Voided contracts cannot and will not happen. Same with salary forfeiture. Most teams are in control of player supplements. Very easy to set a player up to void his contract (or get him off the books for a year) by spiking his stuff with something that will trigger a positive test. Best part – it is very difficult to prove the team was responsible.
It will be very interesting to see what happens with the next CBA.