Documents unsealed this past week by a federal judge in Houston illustrate the “unfettered access” a Cardinals executive had to the Astros’ internal database and the illegal avenues followed to determine if the rival club had used any of the Cardinals' proprietary data.
The details in the documents further aid the commissioner office’s investigation and spur it toward completion, something both teams and Major League Baseball have desired. Several sources confirmed to The Post-Dispatch that the commissioner’s ruling and its penalties could be finalized any day now.
Resolution could arrive early this week.
The Cardinals have declined to comment on possible penalties until the commissioner’s conclusions.