One of the more frustrating aspects of watching the Yankees last season was their baserunning, which can only be described as atrocious. The team tied for the most runners thrown out at home plate in all of MLB and had the eighth-most runners thrown out on the bases overall. They managed that despite being rather timid on the base paths, as only two teams across MLB took an extra-base when given the opportunity less often than the Yankees. (If you’re thinking there’s an odd contradiction in that set of facts, you’re correct — it’s very hard to run into that many outs when you’re not running that often.
The Yankees have improved in a desperately needed area
