There is too much money in the game and the temptation is too great.
It’s a shame. Hopefully he learns from this and uses it to his advantage down the road.
Are these banned substances so common players ingest them every time they eat a Big Mac or drink Country Time lemonade? Maybe I'm wrong but I have to think most if not all are isolated enough that any ingestion is intentional...
I think the SOB is guilty and am glad they caught him.
Whatever the reasoon, intentional or not, he is out for 80 days and that will put his career on hold likely for all of this season as far as the Sox team is
concerned. It sounds like travis is their backup plan for a hitter should someone underperform or get injured. With Pedey coming back in a month or two, we may not need anyone so it is not a huge loss at this point.
It is not hard to see what happened. His career was going nowhere, he started juicing, and the HR production spiked. He finally looked like a legitimate prospect. But now we know that such things were a mirage, a result of PEDs. He has lost all of his trade value and is basically back to being a non-factor again. He is an irrelevant prospect until he returns and proves he can hit without juicing. Problem is, Chavis probably can't hit without juicing--HR power was his only tool.
I think there are a lot of factors that weigh into whether a player is covering up or is honestly surprised at test results. I have little faith in the accuracy and broad sweep of these drug tests, and assume that 25% are false. There is close to a 10-20% inaccuracy with almost all medical tests, esp. of this nature. Add in the countless legal supplements aimed at all athletes which have untested substances and thus have a good chance of setting off a positive result. (and yes, even meat loaded with growth hormones)
So how do we know. There are physical signs, performance signs, player history... etc, with steroids, the facial changes are key. But this approach is hardly foolproof.
In any case, I hope Michael C can continue to get in a lot of work on the side, whatever that is, because the penalty is extreme for a first time offender. It sounds like something that murderous Philippines president would deal out.
Last edited by fxkatt; 04-07-2018 at 10:18 AM.
The Red Sox system has been hit pretty hard over the last two seasons, beginning with the unfortunate and sad passing of D.Flores. And now we learn that Chavis was juicing. Thus, the Red Sox system, which was trending in the wrong direction anyway, lost two of their better prospects without getting anything in return.