Alex Sanchez supposedly took steroids

So there he is. The first player found guilty of steroid use in the 2005 season. It didn't take that long, did it? And it doesn't really surprise anyone, I guess, now that MLB introduced baseball's new strict drug policy (when MLB officials talk about it, it always reminds me of Roland Koch, the Hessian minister-president, who had to deal with a donation-affair within his CDU-party. He always said he would employ the "most brutal investigations possible", rofl!)
What might surprise some is that Alex Sanchez from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays is this player. Sanchez isn't the kind of player you usually suspect of taking steroid when you see him. He's listed as 5-10 at 180lb and over the last three years he hit .297, .330, .367. Not exactely a power thread. ESPN's scouting report tells us that Sanchez "has much better than average speed and tries to take advantage of it by playing small ball. He is an excellent bunter and always is a threat to lay one down." So why did that guy took steroids for? He claims that he had never taken steroids and that the reason for his positive test must be something he "bought over the counter".
If Alex Sanchez really took steroids, what does that mean for baseball? Does it mean that the new policy will be a success? Hardly. As long as the chances of being caught are slim and the penalties are RIDICULOUS! Just to put this in perspective: Jan Ullrich (the German cyclist who always looses against Lance Armstrong) was hurt and went to a disco with friends. One of them gave him a extasy pill and Ullrich was doping tested soon after. Though extasy only hurts your rehab, he was suspended for one year.
If Alex Sanchez really took steroids, this means that you can't trust anyone at all. Not only the guys who hit 40+ homers are suspicious, everyone is. David Eckstein? Not so sure anymore. Juan Pierre? He did hit a career high 3 HR last year. I always thought a lot of players took steroids, but I thought most of them were corner out- or infielders. Not so sure anymore. If anything, this case should tell MLB and the player's union that they have to employ a new drug policy that is not a joke, one that fulfils the Olympic norms, if they want to get back the trust of the fans.