You could convincingly argue that at no point in the history of the game has there been more outright speed on the diamond, so we’re all just sitting around counting up the steals and laughing at the station-to-station game of years past. Alas, that talent is no longer translating into stolen bases, and that’s an
Speed
Where Did the Speed Go?
Last season there wasn’t a single player who stole 50 bases. There wasn’t a single player who got there in 2018 either. We had two in 2017. So in three years we’ve had 50 steals occur twice. So, where have the steals gone, and how should you be handling the current landscape of speed in
2019 Speed – Basepath Effectiveness
There are many ways to judge a player’s speed, and with each passing year we’re getting more and more Statcast data talking about all aspects of the running game That’s great info indeed, and something that we haven’t ever really had access to as fans and analysts, so we can certainly find interest in the