Pirates' DuRapau among three suspended

Three Minor Leaguers will have to wait to get their 2018 seasons under way after receiving lengthy suspensions Friday.
Pirates right-hander Montana DuRapau and Braves lefty Gabriel Noguera will each sit 50 games for a second positive test for a drug of abuse, while Orioles southpaw Tucker Baca received a 60-game ban after testing positive for the performance-enhancer Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, the Commissioner's Office announced.

DuRapau is the only one of the trio to have graduated from the complex level at this stage in his career. The 25-year-old reliever posted a 2.04 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with 62 strikeouts and 20 walks in 53 innings between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis last season. He was named an Eastern League All-Star and went 14-for-15 in save chances during his time with the Curve. 

Noguera was signed out of Venezuela in May 2016 and split time this past season between the Dominican Summer and Gulf Coast Leagues. Working as both a starter and reliever, the 21-year-old owned a 1.58 ERA with 48 strikeouts and 25 walks in 51 1/3 frames.
Baca was a 12th-round pick by the Orioles last year out of the University of Saint Katherine in San Marcos, California, and signed for a $125,000 bonus. He made 13 appearances in the Gulf Coast League, giving up six earned runs while striking out 10 and walking seven in 12 frames during that span.
Both Noguera and Baca's suspensions are not effective until the start of the 2018 Gulf Coast League seasons. 
Seven Minor Leaguers have been suspended so far in 2018 for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.