This. The Bears were a disaster, and cleaning up after the mess needs to happen first. The trading away of picks especially last year was such an awful idea for a team that was no where close to anything notetworthy, and so thin everywhere.
Also thinking about this, I am pretty sure the Dodgers still have to "pay" Bauer, but then the fine just covers his paycheck, and that goes to MLB into whatever fund they have it designated as.
There is no harder case to prove than a domestic one. 100% the "victim" is going to be put on the stand and interrogated just as hard as the "defendant" The conviction percentage here is ridiculously low for just that reason, and it scares DA's away from trying them. But that doesn't mean that MLB didn't see enough evidence in their minds as it isn't the same burden of proof for them as it is in a courtroom.