Jen McCaffrey has a new piece up on The Athletic, she seems to know more than has been publicly revealed so far.
"So what does it all mean for the Red Sox?
In short, they should be prepared for similarly harsh treatment by MLB.
In MLB’s report detailing the Astros’ wrongdoing, the Red Sox were mentioned nine times and manager Alex Cora 11 times. Cora, who was bench coach of the Astros at the time of the sign-stealing scheme in 2017, was found by MLB to be at the center of the plan, which used video feed from center field to relay signs to players and staff watching a monitor in the tunnel leading to the dugout, who banged trash cans to alert batters of incoming pitches. MLB chose not to discipline players, instead focusing the penalties on those in positions of authority. According to the report, MLB’s Department of Investigations interviewed 68 witnesses and 23 current and former Astros players, many of whom acknowledge they knew they were breaking the rules.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox and Cora now have to expect similar if not harsher punishment as MLB investigates additional allegations of sign-stealing by the 2018 world champion team managed by Cora. Those allegations were first reported by
The Athletic last week."
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The Red Sox, separately, will be treated as a two-time offender. Draft pick revocation and fines are again, probably not a question of if, but of how many and how much."
https://theathletic.com/1531357/2020/01/13/red-sox-astros-penalties/