PT TODAY: Beckham's ban has ripple effects in SEA

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Mariners | Tim Beckham hit with 80-game ban
Seattle Mariners SS Tim Beckham was handed an 80-game suspension by Major League Baseball on Tuesday, Aug. 6, for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.  Source: 1 No Source
 
BHQ take: Beckham was getting regular AB all over the field (and the DH slot) for SEA recently, so there's PT to be had. The imminent return of Dee Gordon will take some of that, and Austin Nola appears slated for even more time at 1B (when Dan Vogelbach mans the DH slot). As we just noted a few days ago in this space, Nola's elevated hit rate means he's out over his...

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