Last season, I got lots of emails from Old Chicago with the subject line “Come Steal Your Free Beer!” They were letting OC Rewards members know about a free 10 oz. draught beer that was ice cold and waiting for me thanks to the Rockies stealing a base the day before.
The emails came often; it seemed like a few a week. This season, these emails have become rare. The Rockies just aren’t stealing bases.
It’s no surprise that the Rockies aren’t stealing as many bases as they were in 2021. After losing both Raimel Tapia and Trevor Story, who both finished tied for 14th in the MLB with 20 bags apiece last season, the Rockies roster no longer had its best two base stealers.