Astros lose 1st and 2nd round pick each of the next two seasons as well.
Should have been bans.
Cora is lucky if he gets out of this.
No penalty for Beltran.
I find it fascinating that the players have escaped all punishment - you know, the people who actually participated and benefited from the plan - while the FO and coaching staff takes the blame. This resolution is the exact opposite of the PED era where the players dealt with all the punishment, while the FO/Commissioners office was lauded for their growth of the game.
I'm not sure you can call it tame.
Luhnow and Hinch being suspended for 1 year causes a decision from the Astros. Do they fire Hinch? Do they fire Luhnow? I would guess they don't fire Luhnow, but the question has to be asked. In most professions, he'd be fired.
Losing a 4 picks is a pretty harsh penalty as well; especially in the 1st and 2nd round where teams find most of their value.
I am disappointed in this, this is hardly anything at all.
Alex Cora is going to be suspended for 1 year while Carlos Beltran avoided all suspensions because he was technically a player.
If I was Cora, I would have a hard time accepting that kind of hypocrisy but he's certainly earned his suspension.
No players were disciplined by Major League Baseball in the Astros' investigation. While Mets manager Carlos Beltran was part of it, he was a player at the time and thus was not suspended. Discipline for Red Sox manager Alex Cora is coming. It is going to be harsh, per sources.
He's so fucking glad they got Osuna.
If I was John C I'd be appealing the shit out of this now. He created issues that messed with some teams budgets, this was systematic in game cheating.
I'm not sure what you were expecting.
The commissioner always had his hands tied as he works for the owners, and the owners aren't going to sign off on a penalty that destroys an organization because they may think their team will be next.
This was about as steep as MLB was going to get away with; given that they can't ban a team from the post-season (this isn't college sports) without serious blow back from both sides.
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This is huge against the Astros will hurt them tremendously. Could of have been worse though.
The penalties handed out to ATL were harsher.
Manfred even released a statement saying Crane knew nothing; at the end of the day, the punishment could never reach the levels fans wanted because ownership groups would never ever sign off.
1 minute ago, bmags said:
Ding ding ding.
MLB banned Coppolella for minor league signing bonus violations and 13 prospects were stripped.
Here, games were tampered with and Lunhow and Hinch got off light comparatively.
YoYoIsMyHero 89
Surprised no intl money was taken away
This is BS. Manfred is a giant pussy.
6 minutes ago, bmags said:
What the Braves did could have been considered illegal based on labor and tax laws - it could have violated federal law if those "reported" signing bonuses are what was recorded on financial statements; and if the earnings are what were claimed and filed by the players. Although many of these players paid their tax in their countries or national origin.
What the Astros did was illegal within the game and the game only.
Edited Monday at 07:12 PM by Look at Ray Ray Run
What the Braves did could have been considered illegal based on labor and tax laws - it could have violated federal law if those "reported" signing bonuses are what was recorded on financial statements.
And this was a punishment within the game, so...I don't see the issue.
And they were not allowed to participate in intl for what, 4 years?
reiks12 264
Totally worth it, Manfred dropped the ball here.
LOL now it's not even a full year ban. They will be eligible for reinstatement at the end of the 2020 World Series.
The report does CONFIRM that the Astros CHEATED in the playoffs.
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