What is the opposite of “redacted”? Whatever it is, a whole bunch of MLB players are sweating it out. The New York Daily News published a 31 page affidavit that detailed the investigation into the steroid and performance enhancing drug network of ex-Mets batboy Kirk Radomski. The names have been redacted from the document but could be revealed in the future as the investigation continues.
If you scroll to section 24 (page 15), the document reads:
A review of the deposits made into these accounts indicated numerous significant deposits from current and former MLB players as well as some individuals affiliated with MLB players. This financial activity is consistent with information that the source told agents the MLB contact had related about Radomski’s prevalence with distributing drugs to a wide range of MLB players.
The document then lists 23 deposits between 5/12/03 and 3/12/05. It’s hard to tell how many names are on this list because there could be duplicates, but unless someone is using a hell of alot of nandrolone and other PEDs, it’s safe to say that a lot of major leaguers are going to be exposed.
There’s a lot more coverage of this story over at Steroid Nation. And here’s an excellent article by Gwen Knapp over at the Chronicle on this topic.
