DIVISIONAL OUTLOOK: NL Central—Braun suspension looming?

Milwaukee Brewers

News stories surfaced this week indicating that Biogenesis founder Tony Bosch has made a deal with Major League Baseball to testify against players connected with his clinic. If it can be proven that Ryan Braun (OF, MIL) received PED's from Bosch, Braun could reportedly face a 100-game suspension. It is unclear how long this situation could take to play out, though it took four and a half months to resolve Braun's last appeal in 2012, and a similar time frame would push the suspensions into next season. But if Braun were to face a suspension this season, what internal options would the Brewers have?

The team made one move this week before the lead that could impact the situation when they acquired Juan Francisco...

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