Scott Kazmir, Aaron Harang, Matt Garza, Kyle Lohse Are Possible Trade Targets; Teams Waiting For Rafael Soriano's Price To Drop

Scott Kazmir, LHP, A’s — “Tick, tick, tick,” one AL GM said in response to whether he thinks Kazmir might be traded before the deadline. “Sure. If Oakland can’t hang in, Billy [Beane] will flip him for prospects. He’s actually an interesting name. All you hear about is [David] Price, [Jordan] Zimmermann, [Johnny] Cueto, but that’s a pretty good name right there.” Kazmir, 31, is 2-1 with a 2.75 ERA in six starts after going 15-9, 3.55 last season. Kazmir is not expected to be as costly as the others. He could be a Red Sox target.

Boston Globe

PED Issue Asks Us To Separate Smoke From Fog

When someone approaches with the question, “Would you be surprised to learn (insert player’s name) used performance-enhancing drugs?” I typically interrupt before the sentence has breathed.

Post-Dispatch

Albert Pujols Denies Steroid Allegations, Threatens Legal Action

Former big leaguer Jack Clark accused Albert Pujols of taking steroids on St. Louis airwaves, and the Angels' first baseman isn't taking that lightly.

Anaheim Official Site

Jack Clark Says Albert Pujols Used Performance-Enhancing Drugs

He was known as “Jack the Ripper” during his playing days because of his power hitting, and Jack Clark has come out swinging hard in his new sports-radio position. He has accused former Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols of using a performance enhancing drug.

Media Views

Manny Ramirez Is A "Mountain"; Union Unleashes On Leaks

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez spoke briefly with a handful of reporters before Thursday game, and while he did not specifically address the allegations in The New York Times this afternoon, he did say whatever they were wouldn’t shake him.

Cardinal Beat

David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez Said To Be On 2003 Doping List

Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, the sluggers who helped the Boston Red Sox end an 86-year World Series championship drought and capture another title three years later, were among the roughly 100 Major League Baseball players to test positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, according to lawyers with knowledge of the results.

NY Times

Mudslingers Again Take Aim At Albert Pujols

With Alex Rodriguez’ reputation damaged by his admission of steroids use, the sights of those aiming to take down more big game have been re-aimed at St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols.

The Cardinal Nation

Allen Watson Denies Jason Grimsley's PED Charge

Former Cardinals first-round pick Allen Watson challenged accusations that he used performance-enhancing drugs, sending out a statement through his attorney Friday. "At no time during my professional baseball career have I used steroids or any performance-enhancing drugs," Watson said in a statement sent to the Post-Dispatch and other media outlets. "Not then, not now, not ever."

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/6E215A3215613EF3862573B900185744?OpenDocument

Jason Grimsley Implicates Players

Jose Canseco, Lenny Dykstra and Rafael Palmeiro were among nine players accused of doping by former Major League pitcher Jason Grimsley in a federal agent's affidavit unsealed Thursday.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071220&content_id=2334936&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Bud Selig Will Hold News Conference To Respond To Mitchell Report

Commissioner Bud Selig will hold a 4:30 p.m. ET news conference today at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan to respond to a report generated by former Sen. George Mitchell, whose committee has spent the past 20 months investigating the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Major League players.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071212&content_id=2323347&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Mitchell Report Out Wednesday, Who's On it

It's easy to predict much of what George Mitchell will say: Baseball ignored performance-enhancing drugs for more than a decade, and his investigation repeatedly was slowed by the players' union.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7548702

David Segui Admits To Using Steriods

Retired first baseman David Segui admitted on Monday that he used steroids and purchased shipments from former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, The Sun reported on its Web site on Monday.

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/7550422