Mark Parent's son and White Sox farmhand suspended for PEDs

According to MiLB.com, Nick Parent, White Sox farmhand and son of White Sox bench coach Mark Parent, has been suspended for using Stanozolol, a banned performance-enhancing substance. He received a 50-game suspension by the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball for this violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program

Stanozolol is a synthetic anabolic steroid derived from testosterone. It is ordinarily used for treatment of weak/sick animals such as horses but it's also been linked to 12 minor leaguers in 2013, who presumably did not ingest it while treating/eating their farm animals.

Parent, drafted in the 36th-round in this year's amateur draft out of Cal State Monterey Bay as a first baseman, has spent time mostly at first base and DH for the Rookie-level Bristol Sox - though he has played catcher in 3 games and that is where he was expected to be in the future. In 82 plate appearances, he has a line of .114/.244/.114.

A total of 47 minor leaguers have been suspended so far in 2013 for drug violations.