Timeline for Preventing a player from playing a specific position via suspension
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| May 12, 2012 at 4:32 | comment | added | E1Suave | As for the one day suspension for position players I should have stated that I would not dismiss that Major League Baseball likely has issued such a suspension, but it does not seem to be the stance MLB takes in regards to what seems to be its standard. | |
| May 12, 2012 at 4:26 | comment | added | E1Suave | Thank you for your answer. Though the conversation on Cole Hamels is very interesting and could be looked at from many angles, I would still like to know if MLB has ever suspended a player from playing a specific position. :–) | |
| May 12, 2012 at 4:23 | comment | added | E1Suave | Without appeal, he will simply go on about his business as if nothing ever occurred. Also in the this particular case a returning ace in Cliff Lee was already scheduled to return from the DL. So at least in this case it does not seem that Major League Baseball utilized the suspension in a way that would have actually equalled the effects of say even a 1 game suspension to a position player. (NOTE: I do not know if 1 day suspensions are even handed down to position players) | |
| May 12, 2012 at 4:22 | comment | added | E1Suave | Though, I do agree that the suspension does hurt the team as they are then one player short in regards to their roster, I do not agree that this actually affects Philadelphia in any other way. In most cases, Hamels would be pushed back a day and still not be forced to miss his scheduled start. However, with a scheduled off-day on Thursday for the Phillies, their staff would have been pushed back a day anyway, thus negating any effect the suspension would have had on Hamels. | |
| May 12, 2012 at 4:02 | history | answered | jimmym715 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |