Regarding "ASTROS DATA BREACH" (Sunday Sports A19), the article recounts the story of former St. Louis Cardinals executive Chris Correa, convicted for hacking of the Astros’ email and player evaluation database. It also states that Major League Baseball sanctions against the Cardinals are expected this week.
Whatever the sanctions, here's hoping that MLB doesn't once again let team executives and owners get off with a hand slap, as they did with the steroid scandal. As with steroid cheating, Correa's cyber-theft didn't happen in a vacuum. Other Cardinals' Execs were briefed about the intel for years; it is reasonable to assume by the nature of the information that some of them knew where it was coming from.
The same was true of players' use of performance enhancing drugs throughout the 90s and beyond.
If I was MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, it seems fair that the Cards should sacrifice their next three first round draft picks to the Astros. The' Stros would be compensated for the damage done, but most importantly, that penalty would ensure that such hacking would likely never occur again.
Pete Smith
Cypress, TX
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