Braves' top prospect Schafer suspended for HGH

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Blah Blah Steroids
Published 4/9/2008 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... was batting .091 over four games for Class AA Mississippi this season after hitting .316 with four doubles and six RBIs with a .421 on-base percentage during Grapefruit League action this Spring. "We are extremely disappointed that Jordan has violated the Commissioner's Performance Enhancing Drug Policy," said Braves general manager Frank Wren.He went on to say that Jordan asked to speak with his teammates to apologize for his stupidity. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] | [Braves Nation] | [Steroid Nation] ...

Top Prospect Schafer Suspended for HGH
Published 4/9/2008 by Will Schaffer at Chop-n-Change
... According to Dave O’Brien of the AJC, Schafer has already met with an apologized to his teammates. What about his future? This pretty much ends any chance of him seeing the majors this season and calls into question his status as the heir to the centerfield job for next season. O’Brien mentions that Tyler Flowers was also suspended for performance-enhancing drugs and he seems to be viewed in a fairly good way by the organization after serving his suspension. ...

Jordan Schafer and Growth Hormone
Published 4/9/2008 by JC at Sabernomics
... I’m heading out the door to catch a plane to Memphis, so I don’t have much time. But, I want to briefly comment on the 50-game suspension of Braves prospect ...

HGH Positive
Published 4/9/2008 by davidbloom at BaseballHappenings.com
... How Did MLB find out about a positive HGH result for Jordan Schafer? Was it something that he admitted to after he left a paper trail? Welcome to the Brian Roberts Club! ...

Jordan Schafer Is An Idiot
Published 4/9/2008 by Jay Busbee at Right Down Peachtree
... As off-field gut-punches go, this is a big one: the Braves' top minor league prospect, Jordan Schafer, has been suspended 50 games for use of Human Growth Hormone. And since Schafer immediately apologized to his teammates and didn't hide behind the ol' "this mysterious man just came up to me and jabbed a needle in my ass" defense, we've got to assume the charges are legit. ...

Schafer suspended for 50 games…
Published 4/9/2008 by TD at Rain Delay
Oh boy, this is sooo not good. The 21-year-old center fielder was suspended 50 games for the use of human growth hormone (HGH), in violation of baseball’s drug policy. The suspension was announced Tuesday by the major league commissioner’s office and took effect immediately. Word going around is that there was some investigating and a confession since there is currently no way to test for Human Growth Hormone. Here’s what GM Frank Wren said in a prepared statement. ...

Kotsay Dunks Coco Crisp
Published 8/27/2008 by Grey at Fantasy Baseball Blog at Razzball.com
... Reports say Mark Kotsay is headed to the Sawx. If he lands there, he’ll start over Coco Crisp and will have some slight fantasy value. Think AL-Only leagues. More importantly, this would free up the Braves outfield for Brandon Jones to start then Jordan Schafer, the (HGH-aided) five-tooler, to get the call come September 1st.  Jordan Schafer is the most interesting name here, which isn’t that hard when you’re surrounded by schmohawks. Schafer was the top 13-year-old in the country according to Baseball America and Teen Beat. He ...