No, they’re not. But The Sporting News today suggests that Chone Figgins is a possible “trade target” for the Yankees if Alex Rodriguez does, indeed, undergo surgery.
We’re curious, are players on the DL shielded from testing? We honestly don’ t know the answer. It’s not covered in the official MLB testing policy (and we’re simply too stupid to reliably fumble through this).
What is covered in the policy is that MLB reserves the right to order a “probable cause” test on any player, a test to which the player must submit within 48 hours. Hmmm.
