VENICE, Fla. — Perhaps the most significant revelation among the deluge of rumor and reporting that has emerged about the Houston Astros since the commissioner’s office released its official report is that other teams suspected them of illegal sign stealing long before Mike Fiers spoke to The Athletic. And that they didn’t keep those suspicions to themselves. A number of teams have said both on and off the record that they complained to the league about the Astros.
This begs two questions. First: How could anyone in Houston (looking at you, Jim Crane) credibly claim that they had not even an inkling of anything nefarious until last November?