It looks like MLB and the MLBPA were able to get the deal done on testing before games started. I guess that's good, ending much better than their agreement on a worldwide draft.

The most interesting part of this piece is buried at the bottom. Don Fehr slips out that no one tested positive twice and that the numbers went down significantly in 2004. Looking closer, this means that we *did* have positive tests, something I've heard conflicting denials on this off-season. It also means that there were "significantly less" than the 83 positive tests in 2003.

I'm not sure what significantly less means here. We don't have the full context. Fehr isn't given to exaggeration or hyperbole, so let's call it a 50% reduction. That's still 40 positives, which would be higher than the roughly 30 we had in minor league baseball and much higher on a percentage basis.

With the new testing agreement in place, the only important test is the next positive. Anyone else think it will come during spring training?