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The penalties, according to sources with knowledge of Manfred’s decision, include:

• A one-year suspension for general manager Jeff Luhnow.

• A one-year suspension for manager A.J. Hinch.

• The forfeitures of first- and second-round draft picks in both 2020 and ’21.

• A fine of $5 million, the maximum allowed under MLB’s constitution.

• The placement of former Astros assistant GM Brandon Taubman on baseball’s ineligible list.

 

https://theathletic.com/1529253/2020/01/13/exclusive-mlb-hands-down-unprecedented-penalties-for-astros-after-sign-stealing-investigation/

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The penalties, according to sources with knowledge of Manfred’s decision, include: • A one-year suspension for general manager Jeff Luhnow. • A one-year suspension for manager A.J. Hinch.

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That's not a hammer, that's a meteor.  Holy hell. I honestly didn't think it was worth this amount of punishment.

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Wow, multiple Tweets including Rosenthal that Jim Crane has fired both Luhnow and Hinch.   https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1216813978988490752

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12 minutes ago, Hallas said:

That's not a hammer, that's a meteor.  Holy hell.

I honestly didn't think it was worth this amount of punishment.

Hmmm. I think it's about right. I also wanted them to strip their international pool too. A lot of people think they should have their World Series vacated. Others wanted more people, including players, punished.

I'm not sure how far I'd have gone, but I don't think this is really too much. 

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1 minute ago, LookinUp said:

Hmmm. I think it's about right. I also wanted them to strip their international pool too. A lot of people think they should have their World Series vacated. Others wanted more people, including players, punished.

I'm not sure how far I'd have gone, but I don't think this is really too much. 

Evidently the CBA won't allow for player punishment in this area of any type. 

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How is Mike Elias not affected by all of this? He worked for Luhnow and from what I've heard, the entire front office knew about the cheating. Ive not seen Elias mentioned anywhere in the breaking news.. At least explaining why he will not be penalized or not.

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