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Originally Posted by King Glorious
Of course the most important responsibility is to get on base. But we are talking about once a runner is on base. Sacrifice bunting doesn't even belong in this conversation because it has nothing to do with whether or not attempting to steal is worth it or not. It's almost always a guaranteed out for the batter. That's giving up an out almost 100% of the time. A guy that steals bases at an 75%+ rate is not giving up an out almost 100% of the time.
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The intent is the same, to move the runner over. While it is surely not the same the 2 are part of a theory of small ball that go hand in hand.