First I want to say that I think I am ready to try some PED or HGH. I went down Monday with a knee problem that may be a partially torn ACL or a torn Cartilage and at my advanced age I want some help. My knee is as big as my head and my Ortho Doc wants to give me an MRI if the swelling doesn't subside by next week. I freakin' hate getting old!! Anyway, my take on the current
PED scandal is really "no surprise". Money is just too big for players not to try
and get an advantage, whether it be a contract year, just signing that big
contract and wanting to live up to the expectations or a player just trying to
keep himself in the show or on a 40 man roster. The so-called 20 man list really only has 11
players to date with Fantasy relevance, which is what really concerns me. In that 11 players, Gio Gonzalez is only suspected
of buying legal substances but I guess it is guilt by association. The other 10
are to have purchased or were injected with banned substances by Biogenesis.
One aspect of this hunt is that 3 of the players have already been suspended
for 50 games for testing positive for high levels of testosterone or amphetamines.
Too me this seems like double jeopardy if they get a 2nd suspension.
With all that said this is what I think will end up happening. Just before the
All-Star break MLB will come out with a definitive list of players it will try
to suspend. The Players Union will cry FOUL and will appeal all suspensions as
a group and want to be able to have lengthy cross examinations with Tony Bosch.
It will come out Bosch and his employees were paid for testimony. The final
outcome will be no suspensions this year and that’s great news to Fantasy
Managers but come next year many top stars could be sitting until July 2014. I
could be wrong but that’s how I see this washing out. So if you own any of the players
listed below and are nervous, especially if you own multiple players on the
same team, you may want to test the trade waters. I have already seen a few of
these players get moved today in leagues where if not for this scandal the
quality of these trades would be suspect. But in time of uncertainty getting
50-60 cents on the dollar for a player isn’t bad. Remember part of something is
better than all of nothing. Personally,
I am sitting tight on the players I own…but will entertain trade offer sent to
me. I have other issues like 5-6 players on the DL at the same time…we all have
troubles my friend. Here are the top Fantasy Players being targeted so far.
Brewers
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Padres
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Blue Jays
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Yankees
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Athletics
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Rangers
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Nationals
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Padres
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Astros
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Mariners
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Tigers
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Yankees
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