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Astros News
- Manfred had some comments about the whole sign-stealing thing to explain his last comments on the whole sign-stealing thing (MLB.com)
- And his promise to protect Astros hitters from being hit by pitches isn’t sitting well with some (ESPN)
- We’ve also gotten to the point where MLBPA had to confirm that, yes, it’s their job to protect players, even the Astros (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Hey, here’s LeBron James weighing in because we sure haven’t had enough opinion on this (Houston Chronicle)
- McCullers had some things to say as well and it’s red meat for Astros fans (NBC Sports)
- Ken Rosenthal thinks that the Astros need to declare their title illegitimate in order to move on from this, but I suspect that would not be the case (The Athletic, $$$)
- Tyler White said the system was wrong and that he didn’t really use it all that much (Orange County Register)
- Ok, on to some ST news: Here’s a great Q&A from Brent Strom on the state of Astros pitching (Astros.com)
- And here’s a breakdown of how the rotation is shaping up (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Verlander got back on the mound for a bullpen (Sports Radio 610)
Around the League
- Here’s a novel take on the Yankees’ clubhouse and anger in the wake of the cheating scandal (NJ.com)
- The MLBPA and MLB are talking about how to make players more culpable for electronic sign stealing in the future (AP News)
- It’s great that minor leaguers are getting pad just enough to not be paupers now, but maybe it could be more than “just enough”? (FanGraphs)
- That raise will come early for Cubs and Giants players in the minors at least (ABC 7)
- Speaking of, Jonathan Lucroy will head to the Red Sox on a minor league deal for 2020 (ESPN)