Busted and Banished

[Edgy MD]

Arrested minor league released by Mets October, 18, 2013 By Adam Rubin The Mets have released the minor leaguer who was arrested in Port St. Lucie, Fla., in July and charged with felony shoplifting. Alex Luciano Machillanda Romero of the Gulf Coast League Mets was accused of stealing clothes from a local department store, punching the store officer who confronted him and slamming his head to the concrete, fleeing the scene and yelling at and pulling away from the police officers who eventually apprehended him. St. Lucie County court records show he paid a $568 fine on Sept. 11 to satisfy the terms of a plea deal. Machillanda was sentenced to the 12 days of jail time he already had served. Machillanda, a catcher who turned 22 earlier this month, did not appear again with the GCL club after his arrest. The Mets also released minor league left-hander Zach Dotson and second baseman Richie Rodriguez, according to Baseball America. Rodriguez was the Mets' ninth-round pick in 2012. He hit .191 with Kingsport this season. Dotson was a 13th-round pick in 2009.

[Edgy MD]

Unsure if Zach is any relation to Rich Dotson, or if Richie is spring from the same line as Rich Rodriguez. Dotson had been suspended for an ambiguous drug offense back in 2011.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Seems a little harsh. It's not like he urinated in the parking lot of a pizzeria or anything.

[ashie62]

The way Rubin's title reads an entire Minor Legue was arrested..

[Edgy MD]

Might have been my bad repost.

Anyboo, failing to hit .200 in the GCL at 22, he was probably a solid candidate for a release under any circumstances.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Might have been my bad repost. Anyboo, failing to hit .200 in the GCL at 22, he was probably a solid candidate for a release under any circumstances.

yes, but "routine minor league cuts" is a boring headline. This is the guy that decided to write about the Mets passing on David Ortiz 10 years ago this week.