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Related: About this forumGiants reliever Mota gets 100-game drug suspension
The commissioner's office said the 38-year-old right-hander tested positive for Clenbuterol. In November 2006, while with the New York Mets, Mota was suspended for the first 50 games of the next season.
''The Giants are disappointed to learn of Guillermo Mota's suspension,'' the team said in a statement.
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Outfielder Manny Ramirez and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo are the only previous players to twice test positive. No player has tested positive a third time, which would result in a lifetime ban.
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More bad news for the Gnats.
Auggie
(31,227 posts)this is going to hurt.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)He was throwing 91-92 mph fastballs!
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)He'll be available in September.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)at hitting!!
flvegan
(64,423 posts)Auggie
(31,227 posts)Since Brian Wilson is out for the year and a F.A. in 2013, the Giants will have to start thinking what to do for a full-time closer. Re-sign a now questionable Wilson for a ton of money, or ...?
They have a prospect in AAA -- Heath Hembree. The dude had a good Spring and this could be the opportunity to try him in The Show.
According to the Bleacher Report:
Hembree features a fastball that sits in the mid-90 MPH range to go with a power slider. In 76.1 career minor league innings, Hembree has struck out 110 hitters, good for a ridiculous strike-out rate of 13.0 per nine innings pitched.
If the Giants replace Mota with Hembree, then this suspension could turn out to be a blessing in disguise. The Giants may ultimately decide that Hembree needs more seasoning in the minor leagues given his lack of experience.
However, there is no question that his stuff is big league-ready as he showed during his outstanding spring training with the Giants. Given the high attrition rate among major league relievers, it makes a lot of sense to throw Hembree into the fire now and find out if the Giants have their closer of the future.
LINK: (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1175422-san-francisco-giants-reliever-guillermo-mota-suspended-100-games-for-drug-use)
I've been thinking about this since Wilson went down and totally concur. Let's roll.
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