MLB considering increasing severity of penalties for PED use

[G-Snarls]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/source-mlb-mlbpa-discussing-changes-to-drug-program-020414

[HERPDERP]

What, a 2 year ban?

 

The only appropriate penalty is to nullify the remainder of a contract. There is still very minimal risk for a player.

[connorp]

Meanwhile the NFL is America's sport and turns a blind eye to the rampant use..lol.. as does the NBA with hgh for their aging stars..

f***ing Selig.. what a joke

[McD]

Totally agree with herpderp. Nullify the contract on top of a two year ban - its gained under false pretences. Second instance should be lifetime ban.

[Abomination]

Teams would roofie their own players to get out of bad contracts

 

Make the teams still pay like 75% of the contract, but that money goes to youth baseball development or something.

[NorthOf49]

Teams would roofie their own players to get out of bad contracts

Yep. The teams have to take more responsibility in this.

 

I'd require that half of the money lost by the suspended player is donated to the team charity, and none of it is deducted from the luxury tax calculation.

[G-Snarls]

Yep, there has to be some kind of system that causes teams to discourage PED use by their players. Team has to be partly liable somehow. And not like "Yankees miss having ARod play for a whole year" liable...

[Chappy]

Yep, there has to be some kind of system that causes teams to discourage PED use by their players. Team has to be partly liable somehow. And not like "Yankees miss having ARod play for a whole year" liable...

 

It's all BS anyways. They just make it up as they go.

[John_Havok]

What, a 2 year ban?

 

The only appropriate penalty is to nullify the remainder of a contract. There is still very minimal risk for a player.

 

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Why give teams easy ways out of bad contracts?