Video: How to fix baseball's problem with PEDs and money

There are many fascinating things in baseball's revived battle against performance-enhancing drugs, but like most things in life, it's the money that's most fascinating.

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Dee Gordon is the new poster boy of PEDs in baseball — for now at least, until the next star comes along. Gordon’s 80-game suspension shocked the game for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the $50 million contract he signed with the Miami Marlins just a few months ago. Now we're only a month into the season! He's like a dude who gets caught cheating on his honeymoon.

As more names hit the suspension list — we're up to six so far, the same number as ALL of last season in baseball, with more reportedly on the way — the concerns about PEDs in baseball will continue. This wave of offenders have already brought back some familiar (and tough) questions:

• Are the penalties stiff enough?
• Are the testing and suspensions enough to keep people from doping?
• Is the money a baseball player can make just too tantalizing?

Let’s consider Gordon: He’s only being penalized $1.63 million. The rest of his money? Guaranteed. As long as he doesn’t get suspended again, it’s his.

[Elsewhere: More PED suspensions reportedly coming to MLB and this is why]

So in this week’s installment of my Open Mike video series (it’s that video at the top of the page, hi!), I discuss MLB players profiting off PEDs and my modest proposal to help that uneasy feeling that comes with it.

If you’ve got an idea of your own, or you just want to compliment this week’s T-shirt-and-cap combo, feel free to drop it in the comments or send it to me on Twitter or Facebook.

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