In a story for his new gig at TodaysKnuckleball.com, MLB writer Jon Heyman includes notes from several teams including the Braves. One tidbit jumps out, given the near silence we’ve had about Hector Olivera’s issues since his April arrest:
The Hector Olivera domestic abuse case was said to have been “bad,” so the 82-game suspension reflects that.
Heyman also mentioned – as an aside – that the Braves were shopping Olivera in the Spring. Oh how things might have been different had they been successful.
What does “bad” mean?
Ordinarily, I’d put quite a lot of weight behind that word, though that has to be tempered against the fact that Olivera was still “only” charged with a misdemeanor in this incident.