Ah, the troubles of the rich and athletic.
What, your multi-million-dollar contract isn’t in jeopardy because someone suggests you’re enhancing your performance with chemicals?
Yeah … neither is ours.
But the recent suspensions of Major League Baseball players for alleged doping still affects us deeply.
It’s wreaking havoc on our fantasy teams.
What right does MLB have to mess with our bragging rights, anyway?
Plenty (damn it).
In an article for SB Nation, Chris Chrisman answers questions about the Biogenisis case, including:
Question: Do the suspended players have due process and, if so, what is it?
Answer: The player’s appeal is presented to a three-person arbitration panel: One arbitrator is appointed by MLB, one is appointed by the players’ union, and one is appointed by the mutual consent of both MLB and the union. While there are three arbitrators, the third “neutral” arbitrator often ends up deciding the appeal when the other two split their votes.
Question: MLB slapped Alex Rodriguez with a 211-game suspension. Can they do that?
Answer: According to MLB, Rodriguez received such a severe suspension because of his use of PEDs “over the course of multiple years,” and because he “engag[ed] in a course of conduct intended to obstruct and frustrate the Office of the Commissioner’s investigation.”
Make a new roster and read the entire article here.