Forrest Whitley, the Astros’ top pitching prospect, has been suspended without pay for fifty games. This is due to a violation of the minor league rules of its drug program per Buster Olney of ESPN.
Welp.
The Astros’ Forrest Whitley, one of baseball’s best pitching prospects, has been suspended 50 games without pay for a violation of the minor-league drug program.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) February 21, 2018
This is clearly not the news Whitley nor the Astros wanted to explain on a Wednesday morning in February.