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MLB Suspends Four Minor League Players

By George Miller | June 28, 2020 at 2:24pm CDT

MLB announced today that it has suspended four minor league players in violation of the league’s Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

  • Reds right-handed pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The 24-year-old Gutierrez played all of the 2019 season at Triple-A, starting 27 games and notching a 6.04 ERA while striking out 117 batters in 137 innings. Gutierrez received a $4.75MM signing bonus from Cincinnati after defecting from Cuba during the 2016-2017 offseason.
  • Two Dodgers pitchers have also been suspended: Juan Idrogo and Reza Aleaziz have received suspensions of 72 games and 50 games, respectively. Idrogo signed with the Dodgers during last summer’s international signing period, spending the summer in the Dominican Summer League. Aleaziz, 24, reached High-A ball last year after the Dodgers made him a 28th-round selection in 2018.
  • Twins infielder Jose Rosario will also receive a 50-game suspension after testing positive for a drug of abuse. Rosario, 18, played last year, his pro debut, with the Twins affiliate in the Dominican Summer League. He posted a stellar .422 OBP in his first foray in affiliated ball.
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20 Comments

  1. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    man, talk about a bust in Gutierrez

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    • SamtheMan!

      5 years ago

      The Reds gave 5 million bucks to a 6ft Cuban Right Hander. You reap what you sow.

      Maybe they’ll trade Hunter Greene and Nick Lodolo for a couple rentals this year. I’m sure the Dodgers want to go shop their farm system again.

      Reply
  2. sherlock_

    5 years ago

    Wouldn’t that be 5 players then? Or is one in a different category?

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    • gorav114

      5 years ago

      I’m only counting four??

      Reply
      • sherlock_

        5 years ago

        Whoops guess I skimmed over the last one twice lol

        Reply
    • cubshoops5

      5 years ago

      Was one deleted? I see Reds P, 2 Dodgers P’s and a Twins infielder

      Reply
    • nymetsking

      5 years ago

      1+2+1=4

      Reply
  3. homerheins

    5 years ago

    I like the “more to come” because we know players were doping during this extra time.

    Reply
  4. Melchez

    5 years ago

    Is it really a “Performance Enhancing Drug” if you still suck when taking it?

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    • RunDMC

      5 years ago

      lol…how much to retain you as my lawyer?

      Reply
  5. Jbigz12

    5 years ago

    There’s a huge financial incentive for a guy like Gutierrez to juice. As a non 40 man roster minor league player—he’s making absolutely nothing. The penalty for players like him to juice to try to make the big leagues isn’t very substantial financially. If the player was to get caught. You’re taking basically a 12K gamble to potentially make 450K as a major leaguer per year.

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    • Cat Mando

      5 years ago

      jbigz12
      He signed for $4.75 million in August 2016. I would hope he is not destitute and counting on a MiLB or MLB salary to sustain him.

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  6. Capi

    5 years ago

    The player link takes you to the wrong José Rosario.

    Reply
  7. WAH1447

    5 years ago

    Wrong player for Rosario

    Reply
  8. AnnaDad

    5 years ago

    Why suspend players when they aren’t even playing?

    Reply
  9. hiflew

    5 years ago

    Shouldn’t suspensions be prorated also? The suspensions were set up for players to miss half a season for the first offense, not this entire season and part of next.

    Reply
    • Pork Chop Pough

      5 years ago

      Suspensions of more than 60 games will be considered completed if the season is completed. None of these will carry into 2021. This has already been reported in the cases of Domingo German and Emmanuel Clase.

      Reply
  10. specialK

    5 years ago

    Any of those guys born in the states?

    Reply
  11. Altoidman

    5 years ago

    TF does that have anything to do with this?

    Reply
    • specialK

      5 years ago

      I said what everyone was thinking. Don’t hate.

      Reply

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