Round Two: Jason LaRue's Out, Johnny Cueto In...Is It Fair?

QUESTION: An agreement between the commissioner’s office and the Players Association stipulates that punishment for on-field incidents should be handed down within 48 hours. Given the news Thursday that catcher Jason LaRue is headed for the 60-day DL, essentially ending his season, due to being kicked in the head last week by Reds’ pitcher Johnny Cueto, two questions arise: 1) Was Cueto’s 7-game suspension nearly enough for ending another player’s season? And, 2) Should the league and the PA allow for exceptions to be made on punishment deadlines, or for those punishments to be amended, until the full extent of a player’s injury in such an incident can be determined?

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