Tony Clark: Deals won't be voided for drug violations in MLB

[ABQCOWBOY]

Tony Clark: Deals won't be voided
Updated: January 15, 2014, 6:18 PM ET
Associated Press

NEW YORK -- New baseball union head Tony Clark says players won't agree to terminating contracts as part of discipline for drug violations.

Clark took over as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association following the death of Michael Weiner in November and expects talks on possible changes to the drug agreement to start before spring training. Commissioner Bud Selig proposed last March that drug penalties be toughened, but Weiner had said any alterations would be discussed for the 2014 season.

"I'd venture to guess that even though there are concerns on a number of levels, that we will never end up in a world where player contracts are voided as a result," Clark said Wednesday during an interview with The Associated Press at the union's office.

Click on link below to read entire article:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10299842/tony-clark-mlbpa-chief-allow-deals-voided-discipline

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

This, IMO, is a mistake by Clark. I understand why he is saying this and why he is taking this position but all this does is take Baseball one step closer to lifetime bans for players who are caught.

Clubs can not sustain Mega Contracts with players getting caught dirty. It's financial suicide for both the League and the teams. Something has to give IMO. Will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

 

[Hoofbite]

So they're not interested in cleaning up the game. Note taken.

 

[zrinkill]

And baseball falls further and further.