Rockies pitcher Biembenido Brito and free agent outfielder Pablo Abad suspended for drug tests

NEW YORK Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Biembenido Brito was suspended for games and free agent outfielder Pablo Abad for on Monday by Major League Baseball following positive tests for performance-enhancing substances Brito tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol and for Hydrochlorothiazide a diuretic and masking agent He was disciplined under the minor league drug effort the commissioner s office revealed Abad tested positive for Stanozolol and was penalized under the drug operation for minor league players assigned outside the U S and Canada Brito a -year-old right-hander agreed to a minor league contract with Texas in that included a signing bonus He was issued by the Rangers in July and signed with the Rockies on May He was - with a ERA in seven starts and nine relief appearances for the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Rockies striking out and walking in innings Brito is - with a ERA in starts and relief appearances over parts of four minor league seasons Abad signed with Cincinnati in June for a bonus and was distributed last November He hit with one homer and six RBIs in games over two seasons in the Dominican Summer League Related Articles Renck vs Keeler Ryan McMahon is gone Who should Rockies commerce next Rockies lose series in Baltimore after getting outscored - in final two games Rockies suffer - beatdown in Baltimore Ezequiel Tovar s homer propels Rockies past Orioles for th win in games Renck File Rockies wisely business Ryan McMahon Too bad it was a year late Abad s suspension will start when he signs with a major league organization Eleven players have been suspended this year for positive tests including nine under minor league programs Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for games on March and Philadelphia Phillies closer Jos Alvarado for games on May under the major league plan Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis