Former Royal Prospect Dan Gutierrez Suspended 50 Games for Drug Use

Because he is not on the 40-man roster, Gutierrez is subject to the rules governing minor league baseball. Minor League rules stipulate a player receive a 50-game suspension. Had he been on the 40-man roster, he would have received a warning

Are you serious? Not trying to defend Gutierrez here, rules are rules. But it’s ridiculous that MLB and MiLB are not held to the same standard here.

Talent and good performance can still get him to the majors. But this incident (plus his dust up with the Royals which precipitated the trade) will lead organizations to think that he has “character” and “make up” issues.

one of my daughters was diagnosed with ADD and was on adderall. Without it, something like this would routinely slip by. Much better concentration with the medication. I think this is an over-reaction on MLB’s part.

(ahem)

Yuni required Cortez and Saito.

Or if you just want to party till the wee hours…

And like I said, I’m a fan of what you do for the organization. Just didn’t get the point of tweeting the same thing 3 times saying “not surprised, just surprised about what he was caught for”.

I read that as “he’s so stupid, he does drugs” like that makes him unique in professional baseball.

So their AAA team is, like, half an hour away from their major league club?

That’s kind of cool….I’d love to be able to go see an Omaha Royals game on a whim…even though I guess it’s only about 3 hours from KC.

Friend in Topeka who had 2 fat girls going to a doctor in North Topeka getting a month’s supply of Black Beauties every month. He traded them pot for speed; they were more interested in getting high and eating than losing weight. They kept getting fatter and he got really skinny.