Bucs Dugout · Jul 11, 2018
Stolen Bases have not helped Pirates
Starling Marte was caught stealing for the fifth time this season in the fifth inning Wednesday, but he has hardly been a liability on the basepaths this year. In fact, his 23 steals are tied for the most in baseball. Of players who have swiped at least 20 bags, only Billy Hamilton has been caught less than him.
Common sense would say that aggressiveness has created plenty of extra runs for the Pirates. Twitter’s collective think tank thought so, at least.
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Starling Marte has 22 stolen bases and only 4 CS this season. Going based on Baseball Prospectus' run expectancy matrix, how many expected runs do you think his SB attempts have created?