The biggest news since I was gathered with you around the campfire was the release of the toxicology report concerning Tyler Skaggs’ death. It was the one thing that I was absolutely certain could not be. Not because it would be so disappointing (which it was), but because of what we assume to be the rigid and random MLB drug testing program.
Of course Skaggs would have been tested this season, how frequently is not for us to know but it always starts with Day 1 of Spring Training. Opioids are listed, but they are listed as a “medication use” for a “functional disorder“, where a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) would not be approved.