When the calendar turned to May, Cleveland had swiped 35 bags through the first month of the season, more than any other team in the league with the lone exception of Pittsburgh.
But then the Guardians only stole 13 bases in May. It wasn’t as if their luck turned either, as they were only caught stealing three times. What is most puzzling is that their stolen base attempts dropped precipitously from 42 to 16, representing a 61% decline month-over-month.
June has been a similar story to May. Cleveland has 17 stolen base attempts, though their success rate has dropped.