[alnorth]

One more clarification on the new baseball drug policy. There was a bit about how if a player didn't intend to cheat, then an arbitrator could reduce the punishment, but that part wasn't clear. Here are the details on that:

1) If its steroids, testosterone, or human growth hormone, forget it.

2) The standard of proof is "Clear and convincing evidence" that the positive test was not due to "significant fault or negligence".

3) penalties can be reduced by up to 50%.