Rockies in the Mitchell Report
None of the big names currently on the Rockies have been outed by the Mitchell report, which was released today. However, the following current and former Rockies players and personnel have been cited. I’m also including a list of people who mentioned in the report who had ties to the cited Rockies players. Position and year is relevant to the players’ tenure with the Rockies. Unless otherwise stated, the players mentioned did not cooperate with the investigation.
Bobby Estalella, Catcher, 2002-03
Substances: HGH, Clomid
Sources: Greg Anderson
Circumstances: Started using HGH and Clomid when recovering from shoulder surgery in 2002, as recommended by Greg Anderson.
Notes: Dodgers scouts noted in 2003 that Estalella was a “poster boy for the chemicals.”
Larry Bigbie, Outfielder, 2005
Substances: Deca-Durabolin, testosterone, Sustanon, anti-estrogen drugs, HGH
Sources: David Segui, Kirk Radomski
Circumstances: Started using Deca-Burabolin, testosterone, and Sustanon in 2001 in an attempt to be more competitive on advice from David Segui. Switched to HGH in 2004 on advice from Kirk Radomski.
Notes: Bigbie has been cooperating with investigators, and noted specifically that he did not use substances during his sting with the Rockies.
Jack Cust, Outfielder, 2002
Substances: Unknown
Sources: Larry Bigbie
Circumstances: Was at least taking steroids by 2003.
Notes: Bigbie’s locker was next to Cust’s at Baltimore’s AAA Ottawa. Cust admitted to Bigbie that he had been taking steroids and could obtain anything he wanted from an unnamed source. Bigbie mentioned Cust’s name to federal agents as a part of his cooperation with the investigation.
Greg Zaun, Catcher, 2003
Substances: Deca-Durabolin, Winstrol
Sources: Kirk Radomski, Luis Perez
Circumstances: Jason Grimsley referred Zaun to Kirk Radomski in 2001. Luis Perez also claimed to have supplied Zaun with steroids in 2002.
Notes: Radomski never actually spoke to Zaun, but did receive orders on his behalf and checks from Zaun.
Glenallen Hill, Coach, 2007-Present
Substances: HGH, Sustanon
Sources: Kirk Radomski
Circumstances: There are differing accounts. Kirk Radomski claims to have met Hill socially in 2000 and sold him several HGH kits. Hill says he bought Sustanon from Radomski after being referred to him by a player named “David.”
Notes: Hill was required to submit to interview for the investigation because he is a current MLB employee. He claims to have never actually taken the substances he received from Radomski because he was too busy dealing with “marital stress” at the time, and retired from baseball only a few years later.
Denny Neagle, Pitcher, 2001-03
Substances: HGH, various anabolic steroids
Sources: Kirk Radomski, Dan McGinn
Circumstances: Neagle met Kirk Radomski in New York in 2000. Neagle ordered from Radomski several times between 2000 and 2004.
Notes: One order was from Dan McGinn, former Rockies clubhouse attendant, who sent a check to Radomski on behalf of Neagle.
Ron Villone, Pitcher, 2001
Substances: HGH
Sources: Kirk Radomski, Denny Neagle
Circumstances: Rockies pitcher Denny Neagle referred Villone to Kirk Radomski in 2001. Villone made three purchases between 2004 and 2005.
Notes: Villone tried to by HGH in 2006, after the federal investigation had searched Radomski’s home. Radomski told Villone he was dry.
Mike Lansing, Second Base, 1998-2000
Substances: HGH, testosterone
Sources: Kirk Radomski, David Segui
Circumstances: David Segui referred Lansing to Kirk Radomski between 1995 and 1997. Lansing ordered testosterone and HGH on February 5, 2002.
Notes: Kirk Radomski’s address book, which was seized by federal investigators in 2006, contained Lansing’s name and the address of a Colorado residence where Lansing lived when he played for the Rockies.
Kent Mercker, Pitcher, 2002
Substances: HGH
Sources: Kirk Radomski
Circumstances: Mercker ordered one kit of HGH from Kirk Radomski in 2002 when he was recovering from surgery.
Notes: 2002 is the year Mercker played on the Rockies.
Matt Herges, Pitcher, 2007-Present
Substances: HGH
Sources: Kirk Radomski, Paul LoDuca
Circumstances: Paul LoDuca referred Herges to Kirk Radomski. Herges made several orders between 2004 and 2005.
Notes: Herges called Radomski after the investigation asking for more HGH. Radomski replied that he was dry. Herges was an integral part of the Rockies’ 2007 run to the world series, becoming one of their most effective middle-inning relievers after his July call-up. The Rockies recently signed Herges to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million.
Gary Bennett Jr., Catcher, 2001-02
Substances: HGH
Sources: Kirk Radomski, Denny Neagle
Circumstances: Bennett was referred to Kirk Radomski by Denny Neagle. Bennett made one order for HGH in July 2003.
Sources and their implications
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