The Houston Astros (and now, Boston Red Sox) sign-stealing scandal has shaken the baseball world. Not surprisingly, ever since Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich’s bombshell piece for The Athletic back in November, the story of this scandal has dominated the offseason, only briefly overshadowed by the turbulent three days of the Winter Meetings.
Much of the attention, however, has been misplaced. With everybody focusing on either the Astros’ punishments or the numerous accusations against other teams (at this point, a good chunk of the league has been accused, including the Yankees and Dodgers), the real issue has been ignored: how to prevent this from happening again.