Loading ...I’m glad we got rid of this guy. He pitched crappy this year, and now he’s got this cloud hanging over him:
Scott Schoeneweis, the veteran New York Mets reliever and a survivor of testicular cancer, received six steroid shipments from Signature Pharmacy while playing for the Chicago White Sox in 2003 and 2004, ESPN has learned.
According to a source in Florida close to the ongoing investigation of Signature, Schoeneweis’ name appears on packages that were sent to Comiskey Park while the White Sox were battling to win the AL Central title in 2003. Two more shipments arrived at the stadium in 2004, months before Schoeneweis underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow.
Schoeneweis vehemently denies any wrongdoing, so we’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and see how it plays out. Doesn’t look good, though.
I am glad we got rid of him too. We ended up drafting Kyle Lotzkar with his comp. pick, and he was rated the highest of any pitcher in the GCL this year.
In my opinion, the Reds should use one of their draft years to select nothing but the best rated pitching prospects they can. We can always sign good OF’s and Inf’s prospects, but good pitchers are a must if the team is going to win at GABP.
Glad Schoeneweis is gone. Now get rid of Stanton!
Is there a connection between testicular cancer and steroid use?
idk
but yes trade stanton
wait….
krivsky is the only man in america who wants him
Glenn that is a horrible idea. The baseball draft is such a crapshoot that you must take the best player available. Pitchers bust more often than any players in the entire draft, and taking lesser players just because they pitch is like asking for a ton of trouble.
Doug,
It’s true pitchers do bust more often than any other position. That’s why you need to get more quality arms in your system. Only a certain percentage are ever going to pan out.
In my opinion, you draft for organizational needs. What is this organization in desparate need of, right now? Pitching, pitching and more pitching. I don’t know how you justify drafting outfielders just because they are the best available athelete, when you need pitching.
I’m not against drafting the best available athelete if you have a farm system that’s providing you with all the talent you need, but that’s clearly not the situation in Cincy.
I’m just tired of bottom feeding when it comes to pitching. The Reds have been trading position players off for pitching prospects now for over 10 years with almost nothing to show for it. Harang is the only notable exception that I can think of. I’d just like the Reds to scout, draft and develop their own pitching talent. I think if they do that, the entire organization will prosper.