#48 MLB has suspended Cardinals pitching prospect Alex Reyes 50

MLB has suspended Cardinals pitching prospect Alex Reyes 50 games for violating the league's drug policy.Reyes tested positive for smoking marijuanaand https://www.fanbearsgear.com/Devin-Hester-Jersey accepted culpability for his suspension.MORE: |"I take full responsibility for my actions and apologize for disappointing my family, fans, teammates and the St. Louis Cardinals organization," . "I acknowledge my inappropriate behavior and will accept the consequences. Baseball is my pa sion and I will do everything in my power to put this behind me and move forward."The suspension is a result https://www.fanbearsgear.com/William-Perry-Jersey of a second positive testfor Reyes and will take effect immediately. Reyes, who had been pitching for theSurprise Saguaros,will mi s the remaining 10 games of theArizona Fall League https://www.fanbearsgear.com/Tom-Waddle-Jersey schedule and those games will count toward the 50-game total.ranked Reyes as the No. 2 prospect in the Cardinals organization before the 2015 season and had him rated the 16th-best prospect in all of MLB in its mid-seasonranking. Reyes is a New Jersey native who moved to the Dominican Republic after high school so he could sign with a team as a free agent instead of getting https://www.fanbearsgear.com/Allen-Robinson-Jersey drafted. He signed a $950,000 deal with the Cardinals in December 2012.The 21-year-old right-handerwas 5-7 with a 2.49 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 101 1/3 inningsin 22 starts at Rookie League Gulf Cost, High A Palm Beach and DoubleA Springfield this year.Reyes will get a late start to the 2016 season, https://www.fanbearsgear.com/Kyle-Fuller-Jersey but Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak is hopeful Reyes can contribute next year."Thats still a po sibility," , "but thisis certainly a large speed bump."