Reiter’s reconsideration of the Astros comes as other writers — together with fans, executives and players — are also thinking about what the Astros’ scandal meant to baseball. AD“It’s not just the Astros; it’s the league writ large,” said Craig Goldstein, editor in chief of Baseball Prospectus. Two years later, in an essay for Baseball Prospectus, he wondered about the moral costs to the team’s ruthless pursuit of efficiency. The Astros got Osuna, a “distressed asset” in Wall Street-speak, on the cheap because of a domestic violence allegation. “Baseball has always been a brutal business,” he said, noting the team has also resurrected the careers of several players.

Source: Washington Post October 27, 2020 13:00 UTC