# MLB Hot Stove / Offseason 2015-2016

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-2015-2016/736418>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 2, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-2015-2016/736418 "2015-11-02T14:38:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-2015-2016/736418/361 "2016-04-01T17:31:24Z")

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I know it is just (two short days) early, but the [MLB: April 2016 thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=789001) is waiting for you when y’all are ready to get into regular season mode.

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-2015-2016/736418/362 "2016-04-01T21:47:57Z")

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Breaking news: Taylor Teagarden suspended by MLB! Well, he did have one of the most unique names in the history of the sport .

> **[Former Cub Taylor Teagarden Suspended By MLB](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2016/4/1/11350246/taylor-teagarden-suspended-major-league-baseball)**
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> This likely ends the ex-Cub's career.

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**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-2015-2016/736418/363 "2016-04-02T14:48:23Z")

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> [@dalej42](#):
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> Breaking news: Taylor Teagarden suspended by MLB! Well, he did have one of the most unique names in the history of the sport .
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> [Former Cub Taylor Teagarden Suspended By Major League Baseball - Bleed Cubbie Blue](http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2016/4/1/11350246/taylor-teagarden-suspended-major-league-baseball)

See, stuff like this is why I can’t get worked up about keeping guys like Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens out of the Hall of Fame. Yeah, Barry Bonds almost definitely used performance enhancing drugs. He also had an OBP of .444 and an slugging percentage of .607 and stole more than 500 bases. Taylor Teagarden _also_ almost definitely used PEDs, and he hit 21 home runs in his entire 8-year _career_. Clearly there’s something much, much more significant than the drugs at work here.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-2015-2016/736418/364 "2016-04-02T18:08:23Z")

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> [@storyteller0910](#):
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> Taylor Teagarden _also_ almost definitely used PEDs, and he hit 21 home runs in his entire 8-year _career_.

Don’t forget, he has a .202 lifetime batting average.

> [@dalej42](#):
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> Well, he did have one of the most unique names in the history of the sport."

We still have [Socrates Brito](http://www.azsnakepit.com/2016/4/2/11351772/can-socrates-brito-be-an-effective-replacement-for-aj-pollock).

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