April 26, 201213 yr http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,2779832.story Sox minor league pitcher Andre Rienzo was suspended 50 games for violating Minor League Baseball's Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Rienzo, a native of Brazil, tested positive for metabolites of Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance. Rienzo, 23, was 3-0 with Class-A Winston-Salem with a league-leading 31 strikeouts.
April 26, 201213 yr QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 03:21 PM) http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,2779832.story Sox minor league pitcher Andre Rienzo was suspended 50 games for violating Minor League Baseball's Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Rienzo, a native of Brazil, tested positive for metabolites of Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance. Rienzo, 23, was 3-0 with Class-A Winston-Salem with a league-leading 31 strikeouts. crap
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 06:51 PM) Well that explains whey they didn't move him up. No it doesn't. They just recently found out. Big bummer though.
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 09:33 PM) No it doesn't. They just recently found out. Big bummer though. Isn't there an appeals process that happens before a suspension?
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 09:36 PM) Isn't there an appeals process that happens before a suspension? 10 days ago I guess. I was referring to why they had him repeat the level.
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 09:19 PM) Was Wilder responsible for signing Rienzo? Can't find it, but it (the signing) happened in 2006, so one would have to guess yes is the answer....since he was part of Silverio, Anderson Gomes and Paulo Orlando too, no way he wasn't intimately involved in all these transactions. Jose Martinez was signed out of Venezuela (being Carlos' son helped surely)....same year. Signed by: Amador Arias/Dave Wilder.
April 27, 201213 yr The good news, he'll only miss around 10 or 11 starts and he'll be eligible for reinstatement just after the beginning of the second half.
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 10:34 PM) Can't find it, but it (the signing) happened in 2006, so one would have to guess yes is the answer....since he was part of Silverio, Anderson Gomes and Paulo Orlando too, no way he wasn't intimately involved in all these transactions. Jose Martinez was signed out of Venezuela (being Carlos' son helped surely)....same year. Signed by: Amador Arias/Dave Wilder.
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (JPN366 @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 11:36 PM) The good news, he'll only miss around 10 or 11 starts and he'll be eligible for reinstatement just after the beginning of the second half. There's no good news when a guy gets caught juicing, because now who knows how much of his performance was from the juice. He might come back and you don't want him back.
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 10:00 PM) 10 days ago I guess. I was referring to why they had him repeat the level. Wow, the minor league appeals process is that short? Supposedly the one at the major league level takes a couple of months from beginning to end. I was thinking if that was the case in the minors, they didn't want his disappearance for two months once his appeal failed to disrupt B'ham too much, which is why they didn't promote him.
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 08:19 AM) Wow, the minor league appeals process is that short? Supposedly the one at the major league level takes a couple of months from beginning to end. I was thinking if that was the case in the minors, they didn't want his disappearance for two months once his appeal failed to disrupt B'ham too much, which is why they didn't promote him. The Trib article mentioned they dropped the appeal after 10 days.
April 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 07:40 AM) There's no good news when a guy gets caught juicing, because now who knows how much of his performance was from the juice. He might come back and you don't want him back. Just trying to offer a silver lining. He's missing development time though, and you right about wondering how long he's been doing it.
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