Weekly Roundup

There hasn't been much baseball news this week. I'm working on getting those lineups to you by Sunday, but here are a few tidbits.

• Jeff Kent wants blood testing in baseball, including the playoffs & his mustache.
  
• Luis Gonzales is close to signing with the Marlins. A guy that rips young players all season is gonna go to a team with the largest triple A payroll in baseball? Way to end a career.
  
• The Brewers want Eric Gagne to make a statement about using 'Roids.
  
• Dodgers signed LHP Matt Riley, RHP Alfredo Simon and OF George Lombard to minor league contracts and invited them to spring training.
• First mini camp was held yesterday & quite a few players showed up.
  
• And it's one month and 3 days until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in Florida. Valentine's Day!!! Love will be in the air with pitchers and catchers (insert joke here).
  

Former Dodgers

• Radomski alleges that Paul Lo Duca purchased steroids on Gagne's behalf and recalls having direct contact with him just once, at which time they reportedly spoke about how to get the air out of a syringe. According to the Mitchell Report, the Red Sox had internal discussions about Gagne's past steroid usage before acquiring him in 2007, including an e-mail from general manager Theo Epstein that read: "Have you done any digging on Gagne? I know the Dodgers think he was a steroid guy."
• Radomski produced three checks of $3,200 each, supposedly for human growth hormone, and a hand-written note from Lo Duca. The Mitchell Report also has an internal note from the Dodgers in Oct. 2003 claiming Lo Duca "got off the steroids" and should probably be considered trade bait. He ended up being sent to the Marlins just before the 2004 trade deadline.
• Radomski alleges that Herges was referred to him by former teammate Paul Lo Duca. Former Albuquerque Dukes strength and conditioning coach Todd Seyler said that Herges and Lo Duca purchased and used steroids while teammates in the minor leagues. Seyler said that teammates also used steroids that were purchased by Lo Duca and Herges, specifically siting an incident in which five players injected themselves prior to a game in 1999.