Comments on: Padres Yasmani Grandal Suspended For Elevated Testosterone Level http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/11/padres-yasmani-grandal-suspended-for-elevated-testosterone-level/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dustin http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/11/padres-yasmani-grandal-suspended-for-elevated-testosterone-level/comment-page-1/#comment-352074 Dustin Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:40:41 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=18425#comment-352074 Thank you for answering my question so quickly.  I find it kind of ironic that you brought up Volquez, who is now a Padre as well.  I hope he is a good comparison, because although he hasn`t become a frontline starter by any means, he is still a good pitcher who it doesn`t seem needs to use PEDs to get his job done. Thank you for answering my question so quickly.  I find it kind of ironic that you brought up Volquez, who is now a Padre as well.  I hope he is a good comparison, because although he hasn`t become a frontline starter by any means, he is still a good pitcher who it doesn`t seem needs to use PEDs to get his job done.

]]> By: Matt Eddy http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/11/padres-yasmani-grandal-suspended-for-elevated-testosterone-level/comment-page-1/#comment-352047 Matt Eddy Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:53:32 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=18425#comment-352047 <p>@Dustin</p> <p>This is an interesting thought because I'm not sure we've had a suspension yet where a player has Yasmani Grandal's combination of youth and potential. </p> <p>The closest comp might be the Mariners' Mike Morse, who received a 10-day suspension in September 2005, but at the time he was not regarded as anything like the prospect that Grandal is. </p> <p>A pitcher-with-upside example would be the Reds' Edinson Volquez, who got busted for 50 games on April 20, 2010.</p> <p>It will be quite interesting indeed to monitor the performances of Grandal and Melky Cabrera in 2013.</p> @Dustin

This is an interesting thought because I'm not sure we've had a suspension yet where a player has Yasmani Grandal's combination of youth and potential.

The closest comp might be the Mariners' Mike Morse, who received a 10-day suspension in September 2005, but at the time he was not regarded as anything like the prospect that Grandal is.

A pitcher-with-upside example would be the Reds' Edinson Volquez, who got busted for 50 games on April 20, 2010.

It will be quite interesting indeed to monitor the performances of Grandal and Melky Cabrera in 2013.

]]> By: Dustin http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/11/padres-yasmani-grandal-suspended-for-elevated-testosterone-level/comment-page-1/#comment-351984 Dustin Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:48:30 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=18425#comment-351984 I know I'm a little late on this, but as a Padres fan I'm still licking my wounds over this.  My question is, does this totally put an end to any chance of Grandal becoming the player we Padre fans were hoping for him to become?  What I mean is, do you think he could have been taking PEDs his entire time in the Minors and somehow got by the testing or would you think this is a one time thing?  Do you know if they test in college, because this kid obviously has talent, I'm just really hoping it hasn't as come from a syringe or bottle. I know I'm a little late on this, but as a Padres fan I'm still licking my wounds over this.  My question is, does this totally put an end to any chance of Grandal becoming the player we Padre fans were hoping for him to become?  What I mean is, do you think he could have been taking PEDs his entire time in the Minors and somehow got by the testing or would you think this is a one time thing?  Do you know if they test in college, because this kid obviously has talent, I'm just really hoping it hasn't as come from a syringe or bottle.

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