Can commissioner Bud Selig discipline current players named in the report?
Yes, but not without a fight from the Players’ Association, which would likely challenge any punishments as violating the MLB-MLBPA collective bargaining agreement. Chiefly, the MLBPA would cite the limits of the comprehensive drug testing policy that it, along with the MLB, agreed to in January 2005. The policy specified punishment for steroid use would come as a result of a failed drug test or a conviction for possession. On the other hand, the policy did not expressly state Selig could punish a player only in those specific instances. The Players’ Association will also object to the nature of evidence compiled in the report, which reflected a private investigation and not one bound by the federal rules of evidence and other safeguards that often constrain governmental inquiries. Parts of the report rely upon the testimony of disreputable persons, such as those who sold illegal steroids. Other parts rely upon hearsay, which are statements made outside of the courtroom that are usuall
