According to reports, former Cardinals scouting director who got busted for hacking the Astros databases is claiming the Astros did the same against the Cardinals. Would be almost impossible to prove due to the nature of the case.
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He said he found information the Astros had stolen from the Cardinals - an allegation the Astros have denied and that would be difficult to prove because of intellectual property law and the nature of what he was looking at. He also said he told Cardinals colleagues of that discovery.
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Astros rumored to be waiting till after the court case is done to file an official grievance against the Cardinals. MLB is waiting till after investigators make some of their evidence publicly available before doing their own investigation.
Cardinals expected to get hit with two punishments by the MLB although might be able to avoid getting punished by loss of draft picks.
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At any point, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred can punish the Cardinals, which is a separate act from awarding the Astros damages. He can fine the Cardinals, and taking away draft picks is at least a possibility.
Then the Astros, through the commissioner, can go after what they believe is owed to them - beyond the $279,038.65 in restitution Correa agreed to pay the team in the plea deal. That money represents team expenditures, for legal fees and beyond.
Likely, the Astros will wait until Correa has been sentenced on April 11 to formally file a grievance against the Cardinals, which is done by submitting a letter. Manfred would then serve as an arbitrator.
The Astros could be awarded draft picks, but that would be a tricky process because the draft is collectively bargained. The simplest remedy would be dollars.
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