Phil Bickford, a minor league pitching prospect in the Brewers’ organization, was suspended 50 games after testing positive for a drug of abuse, news emerged on Friday.
This is Bickford’s second time testing positive for a drug of abuse. He first tested positive for marijuana before the draft in 2015.
The first positive test didn’t stop the Giants from taking him No. 18 overall in 2015. He dominated in rookie ball and had an excellent season last year split at two different levels of A-ball. But the Giants traded him to the Brewers for Will Smith during the season.
The former Cal State Fullerton pitcher is 7-8 with a 2.79 ERA and 10.58 strikeouts per nine innings during his minor league career.
