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BradyAnderson
out of context much? Nick Markakis was referring to holding the opinion that he feels steroid users are stealing money from other players, and despises them, with the “it doesnt my opinion of anything”….pretty much stating he certainly does not approve of users, however if Nelly is a teammate, he will treat him like one. Good teammate and man that sands for what he believes in right there.
Quipex
And many fans and players can’t believe Markakis makes $15 million when he performs like a $2 million player.
Michael 22
Yeah, one of those questions that didn’t need to be asked. What was Nick going to say “Yeah, dude’s a cheater and we all hate him, but it’s their money and reputation. I’m leaving after the season, anyways”?
rundmc1981
It’s nice that Markakis – a player that’s making $15MM/year and has had a combined WAR of 1.6 over the last two years – is not holding any ill-will towards Cruz for trying any way, immoral or not, to boost his performance.
Aramis Ramirez' Basement
So you prefer Markakis to cheat to get better?
rundmc1981
It seems like a bit of a double standard – that someone is trying to subvert the system to get better, though Markakis has gotten what Cruz has presumably wanted (to get paid) and yet has not delivered on the investment. Brings up the question: do big contracts pay for past stats or future investments in a player?
BradyAnderson
Its a poor quote. Even in the same piece it explains how anti-doping Markakis is, and quite outspoken about it, despite how subdued a personality he usually has.
MadmanTX 2
Cruz is stuck in no-man’s land. The PED issue was obviously a dumb mistake, but he compounded it in some people’s eyes by taking the suspension during last season to protect himself for this season while bailing on his Ranger teammates during an attempted run to the postseason. Of course, had Cruz appealed his suspension and kept playing there was no guarantee of getting to the World Series or of the Rangers giving him a new contract this winter. I feel for Cruz, but it just makes no sense that he would do PEDs in the first place. Dumbest move ever.
DarthMurph
Yankees infield isn’t a major concern? All four of them have either major health or productivity concerns. Johnson played in more games last year than Jeter, Tex, and Roberts combined and he wasn’t even a starter. For all the money the Yanks spent of that team, it could all be for naught fairly quickly unless a lot of things go right in that infield.
JAMCTribe
Bet Cruz is kicking himself for not taking that QO! $6.1mil, OUCH!