It was reported this weekend that the cocaine possession charges against prospect Tyson Gillies have been dropped. Gillies was arrested on August 20 for an alledged incident on June 11, when a bag of cocaine was found in the back of a police car in which he had been riding. Officers were reportedly giving Gillies a ride home after they had noticed him standing by the road waving his shirt. Gillies supposedly tested negative for any drugs in a test administered five hours after the alleged incident.
Start to finish, this story was a bit murky. All I can say is that Gillies, a touted piece in the Cliff Lee trade, does not seem to be the type of person who would squander his talents or the opportunity given him. It is just as likely that none of this would have happened had he not been injured and rehabbing in Florida.
