I agree with Crane losing ownership. It’s been pretty much agreed from the investigation that both Hinch and Luhnow were NOT active participants in the cheating, but were suspended and ultimately fired for passively allowing it to happen and not doing more to stop it. Then should it not follow that the owner SHOULD have also known and also be punished for not taking action or for not being more actively involved in his team’s operations so he would have known so he could have stopped it?
Billionaire Boys Club mentality. Manfred protecting one of his bosses, making sure he publicly absolved Crane of any wrongdoing or blame. Crane gets a $5 million slap on the wrist, which to a billionaire is like a dinner and bar tab for a weekend. He gets to throw Hinch and Luhnow under the bus. And he still gets to enjoy the World Series win with no wrinkles on his clothes as he watches from his ivory tower.
If not forced to sell, something more tangible of a reprimand should have been placed on Crane, like the one year suspension from the team that Hinch and Luhnow originally got.