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Post by The Duke on Mar 22, 2017 9:42:06 GMT -5
Apparently, there are some videos online of Ian Kahaloa doing copious amounts of cocaine and possessing large quantities of weed. Plus, he is nowhere to be found in Reds training camp. Not looking good for the young RHP who had a promising 2016. Sounds like he is stupid enough to throw away a golden opportunity like this. Damn shame.
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Post by redsfanman on Mar 22, 2017 10:40:50 GMT -5
:/ Hopefully drug rehab and stuff can get him ready before rookie ball starts up, even though he should be headed to Dayton for his full-season debut. I got the impression the video was posted more recently than the start of camp, so likely an ongoing issue... the Reds have clearly tried to keep it quiet...
Yeah, damn shame.
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Post by floydgator on Mar 29, 2017 15:10:03 GMT -5
sonofabitch, I was really . . . wait for it . . .
high on this kid
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Post by kinsm on Apr 4, 2017 22:54:35 GMT -5
Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Ian Kahaloa has been suspended 50 games for testing positive for a drug of abuse, Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old right-hander was the team's fifth-round pick out of a Hawaii high school in the 2015 draft. This year, Baseball America ranked him 26th among the team's top 30 prospects, although he fell out of the top 30 for MLB.com after appearing there a year ago.
The positive test was his second, according to the announcement. Under MLB's Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, a first positive test triggers only a "mandatory evaluation and follow-up testing." A third positive test would result in a 100-game suspension, while a fourth results in a permanent ban from affiliated baseball.
Under the program, a "drug of abuse" means a recreational drug such as – but not limited to – marijuana, cocaine or opiates. Which drug triggered a positive test is always kept confidential.
Last season was Kahaloa's second in pro ball, and his first full year after being drafted. He made 10 starts with Rookie-Advanced Billings, posting a 2.82 ERA and striking out 8.5 batters per nine innings.
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Post by floydgator on Apr 5, 2017 9:32:46 GMT -5
What's the record for youngest player to hit that 4th violation and permanent ban from baseball? He's trending that way. Hope he gets his life sorted out quickly.
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Post by kinsm on Apr 6, 2017 23:28:36 GMT -5
At some point after he submitted that sample, but before his suspension was announced, the 19-year-old appears to have posted videos of his drug use on Snapchat.
Those videos were discovered by Twitter user @reds_1fan. There are four clips posted in total, two of which appear to feature drugs, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
One of those videos shows someone using a rolled up dollar bill to snort what appears to be cocaine. The camera then quickly pans up to show what looks to be Kahaloa drinking out of a large bottle of Coca-Cola while in a Reds shirt. The Snapchat posting was captioned “Party time lets go”.
A second video shows a bong and what appears to be a large amount of marijuana, before transitioning to a photo of what appears to be two lines of cocaine. Two other videos, both captioned “Wake and bake,” also show a bong and marijuana. The second of those then transitions to a video of Kahaloa using a Snapchat filter to look like a deer.
When asked whether the person in the video was actually Kahaloa, Reds player development director Jeff Graupe told the Enquirer, “to the best of our understanding, yes.” He added that the Reds are working to get Kahaloa the “help and assistance that [they] believe he needs.”
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Post by kinsm on Apr 6, 2017 23:31:01 GMT -5
Our scouting department really did their due diligence looking into his character.
At least he didn't throw a bong at his mother's head in a video like Tanner Rahier would do.
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Post by redsfanman on Apr 7, 2017 8:50:54 GMT -5
Our scouting department really did their due diligence looking into his character. At least he didn't throw a bong at his mother's head in a video like Tanner Rahier would do. It seems likely that he didn't have a drug problem to discover 2 years ago, when he was drafted around age 17. As a 5th round pick he was signed for $300,000, nearly $70k below slot value, after an over-slow $400,000 offer was pulled for 'elbow concerns'. Those 'elbow concerns' haven't manifested themselves yet, so maybe it's a cover for other concerns.
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Post by kinsm on Aug 16, 2017 18:46:02 GMT -5
The Reds have officially released Ian Kahaloa rather than reinstate him from the restricted list.
He will receive 0$ of his minor league pay this season from the Reds.
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Post by gmburchfield on Aug 16, 2017 21:19:08 GMT -5
He had talent so have to assume he is still screwing up.
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Post by kinsm on Aug 16, 2017 21:37:51 GMT -5
He had talent so have to assume he is still screwing up. I bet the Reds made this decision the moment he was suspended.
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Post by schellis on Aug 17, 2017 8:39:40 GMT -5
He had talent so have to assume he is still screwing up. I bet the Reds made this decision the moment he was suspended. They do seem to make the worst possible decision regarding talent when they do something stupid just so the team can save face. Kid will probably sign on with another team and have a productive career now.
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Post by The Duke on Aug 17, 2017 10:47:10 GMT -5
This leaves him free to pursue his promising career as a drug mule
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Post by floydgator on Aug 22, 2017 10:24:26 GMT -5
yeah, this is a tragedy. This kid had real promise.
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Post by waitehoyt on Aug 22, 2017 18:29:57 GMT -5
I seem to remember the Reds getting such a player some years back who was recovering from drug use and he had amazing talent and was soon traded to a Texas team and ....
and of course before drug testing one pitcher who the Reds got from the Pirates pitched a no-hitter or thereabouts and later commented he was so high during the game he has little memory of even pitching.
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