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Ex-Athletics SP Brett Anderson Jokes OAK Couldn't Afford to Cheat Like Astros

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As the fallout continues from the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal, many have wondered if other teams were involved in similar schemes to cheat the game.

You can count out the Oakland Athletics, according to former A's starter Brett Anderson.

Not because of any moral high ground, though. Simply because the organization could not afford to pull off a scheme so high tech.

"I know the A's weren't cheating," Anderson, now with the Milwaukee Brewers, told The Athletic's Andy McCollough. "Because, one, I don't know if they could afford it.