Fox’s Jon Paul Morosi reports that officials with Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are talking about changes to the drug program. Under the current plan the sides can and do meet each year to discuss alterations and such alterations are often made. For example, last year baseline testosterone screening and HGH blood testing was included.
This year, Morosi reports, the changes being discussed are small, but could include the severity of penalties, which has been a hot topic since the Biogenesis story broke. Many players and, one presumes, the league are in favor of stiffer penalties for first-time offenses.
Of course, given that MLB just got A-Rod for 162-games on what, under the Joint Drug Agreement, counted as a first offense, I suppose how necessary such changes are is an open question.
