Astros hit with 1-year suspensions for manager, GM, and heavy draft penalties UPDATE: Sox fire Cora

[Regan MacNeil]

Plus a $5 million fine. This is a massive penalty.

Sources: Astros' Luhnow, Hinch suspended 1 year

 

[CD Boogie]

Here are the reported penalties:

• One-year suspension for general manager Jeff Luhnow.
• One-year suspension for manager A.J. Hinch.
• The loss of first- and second-round draft picks in both 2020 and 2021.
• A $5 million fine.
• The placement of former Astros assistant GM Brandon Taubman on baseball's ineligible list.

Ha, Taubman go now do card shows with Pete ****ing Rose.

 

[Regan MacNeil]

Looks like Ken/The Athletic had it first.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Alex Cora and the Red Sox getting up out of the on-deck circle.

 

[DanOregon]

I was expecting multiple years of pick losses - but man. Sends a message.

 

[playthrough]

Maybe Hinch can ask Sean Payton how to spend a sabbatical year.

 

[HanSenSE]

Now do the Red Sox.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Is there any franchise around that wouldn't trade that for a World Series win? If MLB really wanted to deliver a message, it would vacate the title for that year.

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

Here are the reported penalties:

• One-year suspension for general manager Jeff Luhnow.
• One-year suspension for manager A.J. Hinch.
• The loss of first- and second-round draft picks in both 2020 and 2021.
• A $5 million fine.
• The placement of former Astros assistant GM Brandon Taubman on baseball's ineligible list.

 

[Regan MacNeil]

Is there any franchise around that wouldn't trade that for a World Series win? If MLB really wanted to deliver a message, it would vacate the title for that year.

I'm not sure what would have to occur for that to happen. Maybe the entire roster tests positive for PEDs? Maybe not even then?

This is about as harsh a penalty I can imagine MLB giving an organization. This is more severe than the ones given to Atlanta and St. Louis, no?

 

[Michael_ Gee]

This has become the greatest single day in Houston sports talk radio history. Will never be topped, either.

 

[HanSenSE]

Is there any franchise around that wouldn't trade that for a World Series win? If MLB really wanted to deliver a message, it would vacate the title for that year.

Like when Reggie Bush "won" the Heisman?

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Like when Reggie White "won" the Heisman?

Sure. Or when various Olympians had their gold medals stripped. Or Lance Armstrong.

Anyway, I feel bad for Cleveland State in this whole thing.

 

[Matt1735]

They should also lose the option to have video in the dugout.... no quick access for any purpose, including challenges

 

[HanSenSE]

Sure. Or when various Olympians had their gold medals stripped. Or Lance Armstrong.

Anyway, I feel bad for Cleveland State in this whole thing.

And they don't have a baseball team!

 

[Batman]

Like when Reggie White "won" the Heisman?

Do you mean Reggie Bush?

 

[CD Boogie]

And they don't have a baseball team!

And they send them back to the National League!

 

[HanSenSE]

Do you mean Reggie Bush?

Fixed ...

 

[Batman]

They should also lose the option to have video in the dugout.... no quick access for any purpose, including challenges

They shouldn't be allowed to have garbage cans, either.

 

[goalmouth]

Of course Houston cheated; you think it's easy to lose every home Series game?