Starling Marte, busted. 80-game PEDs suspension. That puts a hole in left field for Pittsburgh. But I do have to wonder. Marte's slash line is only .241/.288/.370 with an OPS of .659. Maybe he should go and ask for his money back from his source..........For the most part, players (well, at least the LAA players interviewed here) feel that this is a pretty good deterrent. Since it didn't deter Marrte, one must presume the players feel that without this level of penalty, everybody would still be chasing the PEDs dream. Jake Diekman, bullpen arm for the Rangers, has some fairly draconian feelings on the issue.
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