Former Arizona Diamondback pitcher Jason Grimsley has been suspended 50 games without pay for violating MLB’s drug policy. Diamondback management responded to the suspension saying “he got what he deserved.”
If you recall, federal investigators raided Grimsley’s home in Scottsdale, Ariz. Grimsley was released by the Diamondbacks on Wednesday. The 50-game suspension would carried out only if he is picked up by another team – and that is a BIG if.
I can’t imagine any team would want to pick up a journeyman pitcher with average talent who has admitted to using drugs and may be the key man in the federal government’s investigation. No team wants to take on a “problem child.” If the 38-year-old pitcher did provide names to authorities as reports have indicated, Grimsley may be a marked man. The suspension may be a blessing in disguise. If he should ever return to baseball, players and coaches are not going to give him a very warm welcome.
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I am pretty sure that him retiring from baseball and selling out all of his former teammates in the process ended his career. The suspension was just MLB's way of saving face.
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