Comments on: Big League Baseball Prospects Face Another Hurdle: the DNA Test http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/07/23/big-league-baseball-prospects-face-another-hurdle-the-dna-test/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: EX http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/07/23/big-league-baseball-prospects-face-another-hurdle-the-dna-test/comment-page-1/#comment-39620 EX Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:01:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/07/23/big-league-baseball-prospects-face-another-hurdle-the-dna-test/#comment-39620 I think I'm missing something else here. Isn't it the players talent that is being signed and not the actual person? MLB may feel defrauded if in this case they only get 10 years out of the player instead of 14, but the useful baseball lifespan is the risk they take with any player. I think I’m missing something else here. Isn’t it the players talent that is being signed and not the actual person? MLB may feel defrauded if in this case they only get 10 years out of the player instead of 14, but the useful baseball lifespan is the risk they take with any player.

]]> By: JD http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/07/23/big-league-baseball-prospects-face-another-hurdle-the-dna-test/comment-page-1/#comment-39617 JD Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:04:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/07/23/big-league-baseball-prospects-face-another-hurdle-the-dna-test/#comment-39617 Not a bad idea if this form of fraud is that prevalent in Baseball. How about instituting this in Little League too??? See, I told you there was something off about that 6'3 12 year old with a full beard. Not a bad idea if this form of fraud is that prevalent in Baseball.

How about instituting this in Little League too??? See, I told you there was something off about that 6’3 12 year old with a full beard.

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