Post by m1keyboots on Apr 1, 2018 7:06:21 GMT -5
Having Cora as the new manager, and it being a mostly athletic team with successful stolen base to caught stealing ratios, for the most part. Do you guys think last year would be the high-water mark for our swipes, or possibly the window to a future with more?
I do realize middling stolen base totals (12-20) can lead to extremely low caught stealing totals, since they often have something to do with stealing off slow pitchers/bad throwing catchers and picking spots. Because even though it would require taking more chances , I'd love to see more attempts from Xander, Beni, Mookie (even though he was caught the other day and approaches 30 every year anyway), and even the guys who can pick more spots like Vasqy, JBJ, Devers and even *gasp* Hanley.
I say this, because I don't subscribe to the notion that having JD in the lineup forces runners to keep their base and not take less chances than normal, especially since any data compiled on running more or less in front of a great stick has little to no effect on outcomes (per fangraphs).
Am I alone on wanting to see more thefts?
I do realize middling stolen base totals (12-20) can lead to extremely low caught stealing totals, since they often have something to do with stealing off slow pitchers/bad throwing catchers and picking spots. Because even though it would require taking more chances , I'd love to see more attempts from Xander, Beni, Mookie (even though he was caught the other day and approaches 30 every year anyway), and even the guys who can pick more spots like Vasqy, JBJ, Devers and even *gasp* Hanley.
I say this, because I don't subscribe to the notion that having JD in the lineup forces runners to keep their base and not take less chances than normal, especially since any data compiled on running more or less in front of a great stick has little to no effect on outcomes (per fangraphs).
Am I alone on wanting to see more thefts?