Huffington Post: MLB's Cocaine Problem

[weams]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/major-league-baseball-cocaine_us_597b505ae4b02a4ebb75150b

Not sure if this is Oriole Relevant So I may move it shortly.

[DirtyBird]

[Can_of_corn]

10 minutes ago, weams said:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/major-league-baseball-cocaine_us_597b505ae4b02a4ebb75150b

Not sure if this is Oriole Relevant So I may move it shortly.

Odds are really good it is.

I bet some industrious soul could make a good guess who the player was.

[Frobby]

36 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Odds are really good it is.

I bet some industrious soul could make a good guess who the player was.

Go to town, here's a list of the players who debuted in 2012: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2012-debuts.shtml

He's an infielder who retired last year, played for three organizations and had 400 days of service time.    I thought maybe it was Charlie Culbertson, but he's still playing in the minors.   

[billw76]

10 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Go to town, here's a list of the players who debuted in 2012: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2012-debuts.shtml

He's an infielder who retired last year, played for three organizations and had 400 days of service time.    I thought maybe it was Charlie Culbertson, but he's still playing in the minors.   

Will Middlebrooks maybe. Thats the only name that really stood out to me.

[DirtyBird]

6 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Go to town, here's a list of the players who debuted in 2012: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2012-debuts.shtml

He's an infielder who retired last year, played for three organizations and had 400 days of service time.    I thought maybe it was Charlie Culbertson, but he's still playing in the minors.   

Will Middlebrooks

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

Will Middlebrooks

 

4 minutes ago, billw76 said:

Will Middlebrooks maybe. Thats the only name that really stood out to me.

Still playing in the minors (Rangers).

Only name I found that matches all criteria is Munenori Kawasaki.

 

[DirtyBird]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

 

Still playing in the minors (Rangers).

Only name I found that matches all criteria is Munenori Kawasaki.

 

That would make Smoak or Vargas the All Star

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

That would make Smoak or Vargas the All Star

King Felix.

Maybe Ichrio.

This is the Huffington post not Fangraphs.

[DirtyBird]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

King Felix.

He's not a current All Star

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

He's not a current All Star

Huffington post.

Do you trust a writer for the HufPo to keep on such things?

I'm more concerned it was a Japanese player,  It just seems unlikely to me that is who they would cultivate contact with.

 

 

Of course I'm not ruling out the names you mentioned, not at all. 

Or Kawasaki isn't the right guy at all.

 

[DirtyBird]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

Huffington post.

Do you trust a writer for the HufPo to keep on such things?

I'm more concerned it was a Japanese player,  It just seems unlikely to me that is who they would cultivate contact with.

 

Yeah, I don't think it was him. He didn't retire last year, he was released by the Cubs in March.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

Yeah, I don't think it was him. He didn't retire last year, he was released by the Cubs in March.

Oh well it was a fun way to kill a few minutes.

The author might not have given completely accurate information to begin with.

[billw76]

25 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

Still playing in the minors (Rangers).

Only name I found that matches all criteria is Munenori Kawasaki.

 

I didn't even realize he was still playing. I actually thought he had been out of the game longer than last season.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, billw76 said:

I didn't even realize he was still playing. I actually thought he had been out of the game longer than last season.

He was the first name that popped out at me as well.