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Gregory Santos suspended 80 games for drug violation

The San Francisco Giants farm and depth are taking a hit. On Tuesday, MLB announced that right-handed pitcher Gregory Santos had been suspended 80 games without pay for violating he league’s substance abuse policy after he tested positive for Stanozolol.

Here’s the full MLB statement:

The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that pitcher Gregory Santos, a 40-man roster player of the San Francisco Giants who is currently on the roster of Triple-A Sacramento, has received an 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance in violation Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.