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Jared Burton Receives Fifty-Game Suspension

By Jeff Todd | January 22, 2016 at 3:24pm CDT

Right-handed reliever Jared Burton has been hit with a fifty-game suspension for a second positive test for a drug of abuse, according to MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger (Twitter link). Burton, 34, is currently a free agent.

Dating back to his debut in 2007, Burton has contributed 361 innings of 3.44 ERA pitching at the major league level. Serving in the pen for the Reds and then the Twins, Burton averaged 7.6 K/9 against 3.4 BB/9 to go with a 44.1% groundball rate.

Last year, however, the veteran failed to crack the majors for the first season since he entered the league. He threw 16 minor league frames in the Yankees and Rangers organizations, allowing just four earned runs on nine hits and seven walks while striking out 18 batters. Burton had been said to be drawing interest earlier in the winter, but obviously this news will not improve his market outlook.

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  1. Kaboosh

    10 years ago

    Assuming it’s not a PED?

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    • Slipknot37

      10 years ago

      Doesn’t sound like it

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    • sigurd 2

      10 years ago

      No, it’s not a PED. A drug of abuse would be marijuana, etc.

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      • jrwhite21

        10 years ago

        Thought the CBA dictated they couldn’t test for drugs of abuse?

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        • Twinsfan79

          10 years ago

          Not trying to be rude but howon earth does that make sense? They can test for anything. Plus drugs of abuse are illegal.

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        • sigurd 2

          10 years ago

          Of course they can. The only provision is that they can’t randomly test for a drug of abuse, they need probable cause.

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        • Michael Macaulay-Birks

          10 years ago

          Not in 15 states there or not, marijuana is legal in 15 states ,however if you want to belong to the club, you have to follow the rules

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        • Michael Macaulay-Birks

          10 years ago

          You are partially right, an initial positive test for recreational drugs strips you of the probable cause stipulation

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        • Ray Ray

          10 years ago

          Jared Burton was not a major league player in 2015 though. He was a minor league player. They are susceptible to marijuana testing, which is why Alex Reyes is suspended for 50 games as well.

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    • JcHc3in1

      10 years ago

      Reading comprehension is at an all-time low in this country…

      Reply
    • RedFeather

      10 years ago

      Devils lettuce?

      Reply
  2. JoeyPankake

    10 years ago

    Let em smoke

    Reply
  3. hinerism

    10 years ago

    It all depends on how bad you want it, meaning a MLB career.

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    • Jason Champion

      10 years ago

      Exactly.

      Reply
  4. restinpeacebraves

    10 years ago

    That should just about do it for Burton’s MLB career.

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    • bretthull15

      10 years ago

      Yup. It’s a shame how a player who can add value to a team can throw away their career so fast.

      Reply
  5. gustle

    10 years ago

    The system is broken. Minor league players are tested for drugs of abuse, MLB players are not. The union protects MLB players. Most teams will promote prospects with promise to avoid situations like this, but since he’s been back and forth he’s not subject to those rules. The Internet search bar works lads. This isn’t a new problem at all, he’ll look at Josh Hamilton, CC Sabathia and whoever else has ‘demons’. If you’re a consistent starter in the league, you don’t face these types of problems. And really, years ago I had numerous Pawtucket Red Sox players come into the convenience store I worked at, asking for blunt wraps… To you know smoke trees obviously (this is when the Ottawa Lynx were the Baltimore Orioles AAA affiliate). The policy may have been looser back then, but I highly doubt it. m.huffpost.com/us/entry/minor-league-weed-alex-rey…
    Teams always know of the issues that surround their players, to think they don’t is to be completely ignorant.
    deadspin.com/how-to-keep-a-prospect-from-getting-s…
    sportsonearth.com/article/82863196/major-league-ba…

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  6. bmoregmr

    10 years ago

    “Smoke weed everyday.”-Dr. Dre

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  7. markmc1235

    10 years ago

    I ran into him earlier, he was all blazed at the spaghetti factory.

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  8. JustWellsy

    10 years ago

    MLB does not test for Marijuana, only in the minors. Drugs of abuse are cocaine, meth, heroin, etc. If they did test for Marijuana, half the league would be getting 50-game suspensions. I personally know a number of players that get lettuce delivered to their hotel rooms under aliases.

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  9. markmc1235

    10 years ago

    No you dont

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  10. cincinasti

    10 years ago

    Word is its not marijuana but but HCL (cocaine)

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