[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by campinginalaska

Also because if you're going to enforce the worst sanctions to ever hit a team in MLB history you're going to want more than "oh yeah we have some spreadsheet and some trash can sounds", players testifying is the best thing you can get.

In 2017, the MLB caught the Yankees and Red Sox' sign-stealing, they weren't able to do much, players didn't want to come out and say they were (obviously) so "oh yeah lets just fine them."

Since when in the history of civilization has the justice system needed to hear the guilty confess in order to exact punishment? 99% of the people in jail never admitted to doing it. Evidence convicts them, not confession.