If Major League Baseball concludes the Houston Astros electronically stole signs in 2017 and beyond, it intends to bring penalties that both punish the Astros and warn those considering similar methods, along with those who have not yet been exposed by a vengeful former employee.
What comes of the investigation will be the current (and possibly future) Astros’ to bear. Common sense has the franchise at risk of losing draft picks and money, and the individuals involved subject to fines, suspensions or worse. At stake is all the Astros have built in Houston. Their reputations will remain.