Minor League drug suspensions in 2016

Players who violated MiLB Drug Prevention and Treatment Program

January 8, 2016

Players who violate the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program are subject to suspensions from the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. Players who test positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance or test positive twice for a drug of abuse can receive suspensions as well as players who refuse to take a drug test.

Suspensions are announced by the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. Major League Baseball handed out 108 suspensions to Minor Leaguers in 2015 after issuing 60 in 2014 and 2013 and 105 in 2012.

MINOR LEAGUE SUSPENSIONS IN 2016

DATE	PLAYER	POS	VIOLATION	TEAM	ORG	GAMES
Jan. 8	P.J. Franceson	RHP	Drug of abuse	Columbus	CLE	50
Jan. 8	Joseph Colon	RHP	Drug of abuse	Iowa	CHC	50
Jan. 19	Zack Dodson	LHP	Drug of abuse	Bowie	BAL	100
Jan. 19	Eudor Garcia	3B	Bumetanide, Furosemide	Columbia	NYM	80
Jan. 19	Tyler Williams	1B	Drug of abuse	Free agent		50
Jan. 22	Jared Burton	RHP	Drug of abuse	Free agent		50
Jan. 22	Derrick Bernard	RHP	Drug of abuse	Free agent		100
Jan. 22	Matt Murray	RHP	Amphetamine	Omaha	KC	50
Jan. 28	Tyler Palmer	SS	Refused drug test	Free agent		100
Jan. 28	Luis Mateo	SS	Amphetamine	Free agent		50
Jan. 28	Dylan Brooks	RHP	Undisclosed violation	AZL Giants	SF	50
Feb. 3	Ryan Butler	RHP	Drug of abuse	Lake Elsinore	SD	50
Feb. 3	Sean Murphy	RHP	Drug of abuse	Midland	OAK	50
Feb. 5	Austin Mason	RHP	Drug of abuse	Kane County	ARI	50
Feb. 5	Lucas Shearrow	RHP	Drug of abuse	Idaho Falls	CWS	50
Feb. 16	Richie Tate	RHP	Drug of abuse	Carolina	ATL	100
Feb. 16	Brandon Mann	LHP	Ostarine (SARM)	Nashville	OAK	80
Feb. 29	Trever Adams	1B	Amphetamine	Frisco	TEX	50
Feb. 29	Andrew Case	RHP	Failed to take drug test	Vancouver	TOR	50
Feb. 29	Jordan Dunatov	RHP	Drug of abuse	AZL Indians	CLE	50
Feb. 29	Dan Urbina	RHP	Drug of abuse	Free agent		50
Mar. 2	Tyler Alexander	LHP	Drug of abuse	Free agent		100
Mar. 2	Luke Doyle	2B	Amphetamine	Johnson City	STL	50
Mar. 16	Skylar Hunter	RHP	Drug of abuse	Lakewood	PHI	50
Mar. 16	Adrian Salcedo	RHP	Boldenone	Oklahoma City	LA	144
Mar. 25	Tanner Kiest	RHP	Drug of abuse	Free agent		50
Mar. 25	Jose Veras	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL Reds	CIN	72
Mar. 29	Stephen Dezzi	OF	Amphetamine	Hillsboro	ARI	50
Mar. 29	Kameron Loe	RHP	Dehydrochlormethyl- testosterone, Methasterone	Charlotte	CWS	80
Apr. 1	Cameron Smith	LHP	Drug of abuse	Missoula	ARI	50
Apr. 1	Felix Rutledge	RHP	Undisclosed violation	Frederick	BAL	50
Apr. 7	Henry Charles	OF	Nandrolone	Free agent		76
Apr. 7	Jose Urena	OF	Nandrolone	Fort Wayne	SD	80
Apr. 7	Adam Reifer	RHP	Ostarine	Free agent		76
Apr. 12	Alger Hodgson	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL Braves	ATL	72
Apr. 12	David Graybill	RHP	Drug of abuse	AZL Giants	SF	50
Apr. 18	Damion Carroll	RHP	Drug of abuse	Charlotte	TB	50
Apr. 18	Spenser Watkins	RHP	Drug of abuse	West Michigan	DET	50
Apr. 25	Travious Relaford	SS	Drug of abuse	Augusta	SF	100
Apr. 25	Brent Jones	RHP	Drug of abuse	Free agent		50
Apr. 28	Reynaldo Rodriguez	OF	Stanozolol	Rochester	MIN	80
May 10	Logan Lombana	RHP	Ibutamoren	Cedar Rapids	MIN	80
May 10	Clinton Hollon	RHP	Drug of abuse	Lansing	TOR	50
May 10	Raul Mondesi (MLB)	SS	Clenbuterol	NW Arkansas	KC	50
May 13	Marc Wik	UTIL	Drug of abuse	Lancaster	HOU	50
May 20	David Harris	OF	GHRP-2	Dunedin	TOR	76
May 20	Jose Santiago	RHP	Boldenone	Everett	SEA	76
May 20	Sebastian Martinez	RHP	Stanozolol, Furosemide	DSL Dodgers	LA	72
May 20	Jose A. Rodriguez	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL Rockies	COL	72
June 3	Oliver Cedeno	C	Undisclosed violation	DSL Yankees	NYY	25
June 3	Jean Carlos De Jesus	LHP	Undisclosed violation	DSL Yankees 2	NYY	25
June 3	Arikson Ramirez	RHP	Undisclosed violation	DSL Yankees 2	NYY	25
June 3	Leyfer Ramirez	RHP	Undisclosed violation	DSL Yankees 2	NYY	25
June 3	Jhostin Vargas	RHP	Undisclosed violation	DSL Yankees 2	NYY	25
June 3	Oscar Tovar	RHP	Undisclosed violation	DSL Athletics	OAK	25
June 3	Alvaro Diaz	RHP	Stanozolol	AZL Giants	SF	56
June 13	Melvin Novoa	C	Clostebol	AZL Rangers	TEX	56
June 13	Jhon Nunez	C	Undisclosed violation	Lowell	BOS	25
July 20	Angelo Almonte	LHP	Stanozolol	DSL D-backs	ARI	72
July 20	Jean Peralta	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL Yankees	NYY	72
July 20	Joselo Pinales	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL White Sox	CWS	72
July 20	Wally Vrolijk	RHP	Methylhexanamine	DSL Orioles	BAL	50
Aug. 2	Luke Doyle	2B	Refused drug test	Johnson City	STL	100
Aug. 2	Drake Britton	LHP	Amphetamine	Toledo	DET	50
Aug. 8	Chuckie Jones	OF	Drug of abuse	San Jose	SF	100
Aug. 10	Luiz Escanio	RHP	Boldenone	DSL Cubs 2	CHC	144
Aug. 12	Yeudy Minaya	RHP	Stanozolol	AZL A's	OAK	56
Aug. 12	Edwin Fidel	RHP	Stanozolol	Free agent		56
Aug. 15	Skylar Arias	LHP	Nandrolone	AZL Indians	CLE	56
Aug. 16	Miguel Medrano	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL Royals	KC	72
Aug. 16	Yonaiker Oropeza	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL Nationals	WAS	72
Aug. 19	Oliver Suero	RHP	Stanozolol	Free agent		72
Aug. 19	Telvin Nash	1B	Amphetamine	Winston-Salem	CWS	50
Aug. 24	Erick Abreu	LHP	Stanozolol	DSL Braves	ATL	72
Aug. 24	Israel Cuevas	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL Reds	CIN	72
Aug. 24	Felix Jimenez	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL Reds	CIN	72
Aug. 24	Enyer Morales	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL Reds	CIN	72
Sept. 1	Adolfi Telleria	RHP	Stanozolol	Free agent		72
Sept. 1	Julio Lugo	RHP	Stanozolol	Free agent		72
Sept. 1	Chad Hardy	OF	Tamoxifen	GCL Red Sox	BOS	60
Sept. 9	Exavier Turner	DH	Drug of abuse	Hickory	TEX	50
Sept. 9	Cam Williams	OF	Nandrolone	AZL Angels	ANA	56
Sept. 22	Yogensy Arias	LHP	Hydrochlorothiazide	DSL White Sox	CWS	72
Nov. 8	Jorge Despaigne	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL D-backs	ARI	72
Nov. 8	Chris O'Brien	C	Amphetamine	Bowie	BAL	50
Nov. 8	Cam O'Brien	C	Amphetamine	Bluefield	TOR	50
Nov. 8	Edel Luaces	OF	Amphetamine	GCL Yankees	NYY	50
Nov. 8	Erick Mendez	OF	Propylhexedrine	GCL Yankees	NYY	50
Nov. 15	Beau Taylor	C	Amphetamine	Midland	OAK	50
Nov. 15	Kevin Duchene	LHP	Drug of abuse	AZL Athletics	OAK	50
Nov. 23	Cedric Hunter	OF	Amphetamine	Free agent		50
Dec. 9	Phil Bickford	RHP	Drug of abuse	Brevard County	MIL	50
Dec. 9	Casey Soltis	OF	Drug of abuse	Greensboro	MIA	50
Dec. 9	Pedro Loficial	RHP	Stanozolol	DSL Blue Jays	TOR	72
Dec. 22	Dakody Clemmer	RHP	Drug of abuse	AZL Indians	CLE	50
Dec. 22	Mario Alcantara	RHP	Amphetamine	Free agent		50
Dec. 22	Arnaldo Hernandez	RHP	Methamphetamine	Lexington	KC	50
Dec. 22	Brendan McCurry	RHP	Methamphetamine	Corpus Christi	HOU	50
Dec. 22	Jake Romanski	C	Amphetamine	Pawtucket	BOS	50