I wouldn’t say this started with Mike Fiers. Players were talking about the trash can was whispered by mid 2017, they knew, and were talking to reporters off the record about it. I just figured no player would put his name on it. Kudos to Fiers for being brave.
— Eno Sarris (@enosarris) January 16, 2020The only acceptable take on Mike Fiers goes like this:
Thank you for putting your own name on the line to help baseball eliminate one of its most embarrassing scandals in history.
End of story.— Brodie Brazil (@BrodieNBCS) January 16, 2020Mike Fiers could have easily done this anonymously, then it only would have been a column and likely ended there because good reporters don't give up sources.