Houston Astros punished for 2017 sign stealing
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you will know that the Houston Astros have been under investigation for stealing signs illegally during the 2017 season. The baseball world has been waiting eagerly to find out what their punishment would be and it has finally come down. · One year suspension for GM Jeff Luhnow and Manager AJ Hinch (both have been subsequently fired) · The loss of 1 st and 2 nd round draft picks in both 2020 and 2021 · A fine of $5m On the surface these look like very harsh penalties and it does look like baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is coming down hard on the organisation, but is it enough? We can talk about how they won the World Series that year, but first, the players. 2017 AL MVP was Jose Altuve, would he have won this title if not for the sign stealing. Players on the Astros have also gone on to sign big,...