Matt Herges
and Glenallen Hill.
Herges doesn't surprise me at all. I can't remember if I speculated about him on this board, but I know I've thrown out his name in conversation as a possible juicer. He fits the Buddy Groom/Jason Grimsley profile: mid-30s reliever, reaching the end of a completely nondescript career, who suddenly gains a few mph on his fastball.
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Any voiding of Herges contract a la Neagle?
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You assume that clubs would want to void these contracts. I see the opposite happening. In fact, I smell a rat.
Look at the number of guys who have signed new contracts and/or been traded over the last week or so who are named in the Mitchell report:
Tejada
Herges
LoDuca
Gagne
Go back a little bit in time, and you'll see even more new commitments. Pettite, Sheffield.
The point is this: everyone assumed these players would be blackballed. If it was assumed that they'd be mention in the Mitchell report, clubs would be running away from them or dumping them. But in reality clubs scrambled to get deals done
before the Mitchell report hit the fan. The Most Ethical Team in Major Sports did what Jesus would have done: they signed the sinner before the sin became public to avoid any backlash. Ask yourself: what would the media and fans have to say if Matt Herges were to sign tomorrow morning? The Rockies simply couldn't have done it and kept telling us that they are "winning the right way." Having signed him last week, they can easily say, "Hey, a deal's a deal, we never saw this coming, and Matt's accused usage was a couple years ago."
Same with Gagne. Same with Tejada. LoDuca. Pettite.
Yeah, clubs have really learned their lesson from the Age of Steroids. No more "turning a blind eye" to the problem.
Yeah.
Right.