Summary[]
Ben and Sam discuss Jhonny Peralta’s contract with the Cardinals, and whose responsibility it should be to publish PED users.
Topics[]
- Johnny Peralta's contract
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Contracts for PED users
- Team opinions on PED use
Banter[]
Sam was excited to learn that Bill Belichick uses left footed punters (a rarity in the NFL)to gain a small advantage against opponents. There were several fumbled punts in the Patriot's game of the weekend.
Email Question[]
- Eric: "Coming off a near MVP caliber 2/3rds of a season Melky Cabrera signed a modest two year $16 million deal. The common parlance at the time was that GMs couldn't trust his hitting, and it wasn't the result of his PED suspension. If anything his horrible 2013 season, may, though I'm dubious, serve as evidence of this. It seemed that a PED suspension could serve as anathema for a potential free agent's value however this offseason has flipped the script with Peralta receiving a very handsome contract in line with what you might expect even without his suspension and high demand for Nelson Cruz. It seems that there's no penalty applied for their suspension. What was so special about Melky that he got dinged?"
Notes[]
- Jhonny Peralta signed a four year, $53 million contract.
- The ethics of signing PED users was discussed in Episode 259.
- Given the contracts players have signed there does not seem to be a penalty for PED users signing free agent contracts.