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Astros News
- Even if Manfred had not promised immunity for Astros players, it would have been an uphill climb to punish them (The Athletic, $$$)
- And that is partially because of how strong the player’s union is when it comes to situations like this (ESPN)
- Joel Sherman thinks that Manfred should renege immunity and lay down a number of incredibly harsh and unprecedented punishments because, and here’s the kicker, bowing to online anger is somehow a sign of strong leadership (NY Post)
- The furor surrounding the buzzers is a perfect example of how the presumption of guilt can poison the discourse (Medium)
- Mike Trout was asked how he felt about sign stealing and, surprise, he was mad (MLB.com)
- Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez feels like maybe it’s all getting to be a bit much (ESPN)
- Sportsbook has raised the over/under on the Astros getting plunked this season on account of all the expected retaliation (ABC Sports)
- A season ticket holder has decided to sue the Astros for $1 million over the cheating (ABC 13)
- Francis Martes has been suspended a full season after testing positive for PED’s for the second time (CBS News)
- Aledmys Diaz and the Astros will head to arbitration (FOX Sports)
- The Astros picked up some possible bullpen help in the form of Jared Hughes (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Full squad workouts have begun for the Astros, minus Zack Greinke of course (Astros.com)
- Springer talked a little about his pending free agency, but was ultimately noncommittal (Sports Radio 610)
Around the League
- In some actual good news, MLB will raise player salaries in 2021 (Houston Chronicle)
- Maybe MLB can tweak the All Star format to make it all just a little more fun (Sporting News)
- But what it should really tweak is the proposed playoff overhaul (FanGraphs)
- Here’s a candidate for Most Ridiculous Ejection by an umpire (MSN.com)
- Aubrey Huff will not be invited to the 10-year anniversary for the 2010 WS champion Giants due to his more salacious tweets (SF Gate)
- Brock Holt will head to the Brewers for the 2020 season (MLB Trade Rumors)