Buster Olney (ESPN) described the Astros' acquisition of former Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna "surprising ... disappointing ... shocking. ... appalling".
Osuna was arrested and charged with assault on May 8. He received a 75-game suspension from MLB, on June 22, retroactive to the date of his arrest. Osuna will appear in court tomorrow, where he plans to plead not guilty.) His suspension ends August 5.
Olney took specific issue with two comments made by Houston's GM Jeff Luhnow. He disagreed with Luhnow's claim that the Astros have a "zero-tolerance policy related to abuse of any kind":
[Y]ou cannot claim a zero-tolerance policy while trading for a player who is serving one of the longest domestic violence-related suspensions since MLB created its policy.