MLBers whose names sound like Big Pharma Drugs

[Judge Jude]

Reds' recall yesterday of Graterol has me convinced I have seen a drug commercial with all sorts of horrible side effects before the announcer closes with, "Ask your doctor if Graterol is right for you."

so I looked over my NL-only rosters for names that sound like pharmaceutical drugs:

ACTIVE - Brebbia, Eflin, Realmuto, Soroka, Longoria, Conforto, Solano, Peraza, Senzel, Hiura, Maeda, Dubon, Quantrill, Agrazal, Senzatela, Puello, Verdugo, Peralta, Neris, Alzolay, Segura, Alfaro

RESERVE/FARM - Butera, Lodolo, Zagunis, Erceg, Gonsolin

ALers, feel free to post that league's version!

any favorites on that list? I took some Quantrill last night before bed, given that 16-inning Mets loss.

[cleo]

Giambi Bonds sounds alot like Astra Zenaca to me!

[virgonomic]

If you suffer from gastrointestinal upset, ask your doctor if Barria could be right for you.

[Sharky]

This was a hilarious post / idea.

Butera, Adzolay, Brebbia, Erceg are winners for me.

Do not take prescription strength Butera if you’re already taking blood thinners like Adzolay or Erceg. Butera may also cause problems if you’re taking an MAOI like Brebbia. Consult your doctor if you experience any gopheritis or other symptoms.

[harmon]

I heard John Smoltz many years ago talking about how they had contests such as this during bus trips, rain delays, etc.

They would try to come up with something like the "All Fish" team. Kevin Bass, Chico Salmon, etc.

[Sharky]

I heard John Smoltz many years ago talking about how they had contests such as this during bus trips, rain delays, etc.

They would try to come up with something like the "All Fish" team. Kevin Bass, Chico Salmon, etc.

Tim Salmon
Mike Trout
Mickey Rivers.... not quite.

[madducks]

A few more:

Waguespack
Armenteros
Urquidy
Naquin
Profar
Kipnis
Tapia

[kawaise]

This was a hilarious post / idea.

Butera, Adzolay, Brebbia, Erceg are winners for me.

Do not take prescription strength Butera if you’re already taking blood thinners like Adzolay or Erceg. Butera may also cause problems if you’re taking an MAOI like Brebbia. Consult your doctor if you experience any gopheritis or other symptoms.

Great one Sharky!

Judge Jude, I'll try to do an AL version (note: My wife helped pick these names. At one point she asked if we were to try to figure out what symptoms these "drugs" treated; she hesitated and giggled when she heard the name Wang (Oakland reliever)).

This is an AL-only, standard 23-man roster (14 hitters, 9 pitchers). Names already mentioned by others in this thread have not been included ("rostered" on other teams...)

c- Zunino (TB)
c - Phegley (Oak)
1b - Brosseau (TB) - found this the hardest position to "fill"
3b - Moncada (Chi)
ci - Urshela (NYY)
2b - Altuve (Hou)
ss - Arteaga (KC)
mi - Adrianza (Min)
of - Mercado (Cle)
of - Luplow (Cle) - Naquin has already been "rostered"; Cleveland can start an all-pharma OF
of - Mazara (Tex)
of - Buxton (Min)
of - Laureano (Oak)
ut - Rengifo (LAA)

sp - Paxton (NYY)
sp - Pleasac (Cle)
sp - Plutko (Cle)
sp - Junis (KC)
rp - Cisnero (Det)
rp - Soria (Oak)
rp - Kolarek (TB)
rp - Eovaldi (Bos)
and the Pat Venditte of the staff, with whom we think both names qualify...
rp - Thyago Vieira (Chi)

IL - 3b, Cozart (LAA); and a whole lot of pitchers …. Kopech (Chi), Otero (Cle), Alcantara (Det), Sadzeck (Sea), Loaisiga (NYY), Stanek (TB), Altavilla (Sea), and Banda (TB)

[Sharky]

That was impressive, Kawaise. You went with some big names and some deep cuts there. Next try to work some of them into a PSA.

[Judge Jude]

yeah, sweet list.

you know someone at one of the big companies pitched "Altuve" as a name, until a baseball fan talked them out of it.

[heyelander]

yeah, sweet list.

you know someone at one of the big companies pitched "Altuve" as a name, until a baseball fan talked them out of it.

for when you need short bursts of energy.