PT TODAY: Paulino draws 80-game suspension

 

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Astros | David Paulino tests positive for PEDs
Houston Astros RHP David Paulino was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Saturday, July 1, after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, according to the Houston Chronicle's Jake Kaplan.  Source: Houston Chronicle - Jake Kaplan
 
BHQ take: Paulino is done for the year, and immediate roster replacement RP Dayan Diaz doesn't project to take over any of his vacated innings. Frances Martes now has a big opportunity to prove himself and stick over the next two weeks, though his inexperience keeps us from going too far out on a PT% limb. Mike...

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