Schafer suspended 50 games

[McCarroll21]

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/...svc=7&cxcat=21

Minor-league outfielder Jordan Shafer, the Braves' top prospect and future center fielder, has tested positive for steroids and, per Major League Baseball policy, will be suspended for 50 games.

Shafer is playing this season at Class AA Mississippi while the Braves groom him to be the starting center fielder in Atlanta as early as next season.

Ouch.

[PhantomsCV]

crap.

[Chief Knockahoma]

way to go Jordan.

[vnodnarb]

Time to move Lillibridge to CF. With Escobar and Johnson, I think that's the best place for him to be this year.

[RockTheShow]

You have to be an idiot to take steroids at this point in time.

[SamtheBravesFan]

I would LOVE to know what possessed him to do that.

We'll see if they do end up moving Lillibridge to center because of this.

[gobravez]

I just saw that. Unbelievable.

[Nasadega]

This sucks, but
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=atl

Major League Baseball announced late Tuesday afternoon that Schafer has been suspended 50 games for using human growth hormone, a performance-enhancing substance that is in direct violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

So, roids or HGH?

[gobravez]

I wonder if the Braves will try to trade him now? We all know that the Braves try to keep their organization as clean as possible.

[SamtheBravesFan]

This sucks, but
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=atl

So, roids or HGH?

HGH, eh? Well, "steroids" is a catch-all term, so I'm going to go with HGH, then.