Ron Roenicke, magic man?
Well, no, but it certainly can’t be mere chance that the Dodgers’ newfound ability to run the bases happens to pretty much coincide with Roenicke’s arrival as their new third base coach.
Nor is it coincidence that it happened as Carl Crawford was coming off the disabled list and speedster Jose Peraza was called up from the minors. Yet there’s no denying the Dodgers have become a more aggressive team on the bases of late.
In their last 12 games they’ve stolen 20 bases. They’ve been caught stealing once. No other team in baseball has more than 10 steals in that stretch.