Today it was announced that Mariners outfielder Eric Filia will be suspended for the first fifty games of the 2018 season for testing positive for “a drug of abuse,” which sources say is marijuana. This was Filia’s second positive test; the first was when he was with Everett in 2016. Filia’s suspension will begin on the first day of the MiLB season, April 5, so he should be eligible to return around the Texas League All-Star Game, June 26th—a game he might be playing in otherwise.
Filia had a breakout season in his first full year of pro ball, posting a wRC+ of 131 at High-A Modesto and helping lead the team to a Cal League championship.