The Grimsley Details

I'm very late getting to the Jason Grimsley story so I am going to try to provide a unique angle on it, by reading the 23 page document and commenting.

Most of you know the basics: Federal agents searched the house of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jason Grimsley. The feds did not say what they found but it is reported that Grimsley had two Human Growth Hormone "kits" delivered to his house. Originally, he agreed to talk to Feds, and named names, but stopped short of wearing a wire.

On to the affidavit :
Grimsley lives at 10792 East Fanfol Lane in Scottsdale, in a house Zestimated to be worth $1.48m.

Special Agent Jeff Novitzky (no relation to Dirk) was also in charge of the BALCO investigation.

The two kits of HGH were delivered on April 19th, by the Postal Service.

The Feds came to his house that day and he agreed to cooperate in exchange for them not searching his house and alarming his family and neighbors.

An HGH kits is 7 vials of powder HGH and 7 vials of sterile water. They need to be mixed together in order to administer the drug.

Each kit cost $1600.

Grimsley said he used steroids, HGH and amphetamines, starting in 2000 after his shoulder surgery, to help him recover.

Since MLB began testing he's only used HGH, no steroids. But he did a fail a drug test in 2003.

Detailed what we have known since "Ball Four" about amphetamines. Baseball players called them "beans" or "greenies." "They work." "Everybody had greenies. That's like aspirin." Every clubhouse has "leaded" and "unleaded" coffee pots, with and without amphetamines.

Latin players are the steroids suppliers. Not surprising since the laws are more lax in those countries, it makes sense that they would be the suppliers.

Grimsley outed several players, and former teammates and one guy as having the worst back acne he's ever seen. Unfortunately, those names have been redacted. They may be leaked eventually but until then we won't know for sure.

The affidavit says nothing about the Feds asking him to wear a wire, or Barry Bonds, as his lawyer alleges. Grimsley also denies having given names of players to the Feds.

The Diamondbacks since released Grimsley (at his request) and don't want to pay him the remaining $825,000 left on his contract.