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Two things:
1) While we all like to trash these guys for steroid use, I personally would have probably done it too. The odds of these guys getting caught was extremely slim and their usage accounted for tens of millions of dollars. I mean Manny has potentially extended his career by years and instead of breaking down at this age is earning $20+ million a season. If you were a utility guy making the league minimum and could bolster your homers by 10 a season and earn a nice fat check for it, wouldn't you?
2) This was the basis of an article on ESPN awhile ago on this hypothetical scenario. But with all these steroids, I think it could happen. A career minor leaguer suing MLB. With no policy in place and one that doesn't really have much bite, the league is almost condoning steroids. They knew players were using it and didn't stop it. So could a career minor leaguer make the case that he would have been in the pros, made a few million if it hadn't been for steroids. That he essentially couldn't play in the majors unless he took illegal steroids. Not sure how it would turn out, but a creative lawyer could make a hell of a case. Imagine going into your job and the boss saying "the guys on cocaine work much harder than you so we're going to let you go".
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