LOS ANGELES – A proud franchise with a tradition of speed, from Maury Wills and Davey Lopes to Dee Gordon, is moving rather slowly these days. A look at the July leaderboard shows three players with more stolen bases than the Dodgers have as a team (32).
The Dodgers didn’t steal many bases last year either. A quick glance at their roster reveals why.
Chase Utley, 37 years old and coming off a season in which he stole three bases, is their most frequent leadoff hitter. Howie Kendrick, 33, is the team leader in steals with seven.