Although Robinson Cano is ready to return from an 80-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, his comeback is doomed to be short-lived. Even if the Seattle Mariners qualify for the postseason, Cano will be ineligible to participate.
Meanwhile, in Houston, Roberto Osuna is fresh off a 75-game ban for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy. And he's ready, willing and permitted to help the Astros win a second straight World Series championship.
Something seems wrong, no?
If the question is how much cynicism MLB is willing to tolerate, there is.