It is still a year where there was no title winner. The strike hurt baseball but they came back from it without any realistic long term damage. And any damage was not specifically because their wasn't a trophy awarded. By not stripping them of their tainted title, MLB has indicated here that they don't actually care that the Astros cheated. They just care they got caught.
Wrong.
They probably should. Considering that it's media types who decide HOF votes, I wouldn't put it past them to add Astros to the shit list. The media love their controversy to get clicks, so using their power to shame during HOF time would be standard operating procedure for them.
Maybe I'll read the entire report, but I haven't seen any snippets or posts suggesting otherwise.
Hinch might be some sort of analyst for a bit or something similarly behind the scenes but he'll get a job. Luhnow too. They weren't banned for life and it's a business first and foremost to the teams, so someone will hire them in the future, you can count on that.
Highly doubt he will get a lifetime ban. It's almost guaranteed he will be fired. He also will likely not be hired for another managing position at the major league level for the rest of his career.
Players with cybernetic organisms: living tissue over a metal endoskeleton
And they will probably have new jobs in the MLB by the time their suspensions are up.
Probably no in both cases.
