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Lo Duca Linked to Steroid Purchases
General Manager Jim Bowden introduced Paul Lo Duca as a National on Tuesday. Lo Duca allegedly "engaged in six or more transactions" with Kirk J. Radomski.
(By Toni L. Sandys -- The Washington Post)
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Logan, who came to the Nationals late in the 2006 season and was their Opening Day center fielder in 2007, was referred to Radomski by Rondell White, according to the report. Radomski told Mitchell's investigators that he sold Logan one kit of HGH just before the raid of Radomski's home in December 2005, when Logan was still with the Tigers. When Mitchell had his final interview with Radomski, Logan's phone number was still in Radomski's cellphone, according to the report.
Reached yesterday, Logan declined to comment.
"I got no reaction, no nothing," Logan said. "I'm just trying to stay focused."
Asked if he agreed with or denied the allegations in the report, Logan referred questions to his agents, Seth and Sam Levinson. Again, Levinson did not return calls or e-mails seeking comment.
Bennett was the Nationals' backup catcher in 2005. The report says that pitcher Denny Neagle, with whom Bennett was a teammate in Colorado in 2001-02, referred Bennett to Radomski. The report includes the copy of a check -- dated July 13, 2003 -- from Bennett to Radomski for $3,200, which Radomski said was for two kits of HGH.
Bennett exchanged messages with The Post yesterday, but did not offer a comment.
Guillen, who was the Nationals' right fielder in 2005 and 2006 -- until an elbow injury sidelined him -- was one of 16 players named in media reports after the fallout of a raid on a Florida pharmaceutical firm by federal agents. The accusations against Guillen stemmed from a November report in the San Francisco Chronicle that said Guillen purchased nearly $20,000 of HGH, testosterone and other steroids from 2002 to 2005.
Mitchell's report offered no new information on Guillen's alleged purchases. MLB suspended Guillen, who played last year for the Seattle Mariners and just signed a three-year, $36 million deal with the Kansas City Royals, for 15 days at the start of next season. The players' union, under Guillen's orders, filed a grievance seeking to overturn the suspension. Arbitrator Shyam Das will decide whether to uphold or overturn the suspension.
