Not that it means anything, but still a positive sign. Look who made the MLB All Spring Team

Moose..

MLB and MLBPA announced an interesting change to the drug testing program. A first-time use will be 80 games. 2nd time will be 162 games, playoffs, and forfeit the entire year's contract (closing the A-Rod loophole). They are also more than doubling the number of urine tests and random blood tests.

If a player can prove to an arbitration panel that use of an illegal substance was not intentional, then the arbitrators may choose to reduce the penalty.

Any player who is suspended for PED use, whether its intentional or not, will be forced to go through 6 random urine tests and 3 random blood tests every year for the rest of his MLB career.

Also, clubs will provide supplements year round to all players guaranteed to not test as a false positive.

Counting down the days Til someone tampers with or claims their stuff was tampered with it / not my fault.

Apparently Infante asked to stay in Arizona to work out in warmer weather. For now, he still plans on making it to Detroit on Monday.

All this baseball talk is making me want to fire up the show for the new season.

Monday can't get here soon enough!

So what exactly does he do down here for months besides working out? I'm not aware of any games going on of any level in April here?

Looking forward to seeing "Ace" Ventura pitch.

Was assigned to Lexington Legends, Class A full season.

He's 17, so that is a VERY aggressive assignment. He also, like Billy Butler, likely has no defensive position. They must think pretty highly of him.

Recovering from an injury. The Royals are being ultra-cautious with it, he just now starting throwing bullpen sessions. They won't send him to a minor league team until he's ready to throw at least 75 pitches.

Don't they do simulated games, or simulated spring training (or something like that) all year long? IIRC, Grienke was sent down there after he went AWOL and wanted to quit baseball.

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:facepalm:

This better not be the case when Infante is in the lineup.

Yeah...but more importantly, all our minor league teams are still down there until their particular seasons start at the end of next week (or later in some cases). He has plenty of work he can get in.

I don't get this. If you can't teach a 17 year old how to be an average 1st baseman there is something wrong. (unless he's a midget)