Astros caught cheating

[Catholics vs. Convicts]

Now that Hinch and the GM have been fired, I can't help but think the Astros got off very easy. No players were suspended. They will have a guy who was a top manager candidate a few months ago take over as manager. I'm sure they will get a very good replacement at GM as well; its still a coveted job. So the team is still in great position to compete for the next few years. The $5M is nothing.

I don't fully understand how losing the draft pool money hurts, but I guess insiders are saying that really matters too. Still, if you aren't going to remove the 2017 title, then I think you really have to hit the team harder than taking 2 draft picks for 2 years. It'll hurt a tad down the road, but they will be rebuilding by then so who cares. There should have been a 1 year postseason ban to match suspensions, and I would have gone up to 5 years in penalties.