The Art of Stealing Bases

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Originally Posted by philcski

this is the primary reason stealing bases has become a lost art. from a fan's perspective, it's an exciting play that no longer really exists.

i think the EV shouldn't be taken as straightforward as it is though, there are situations where the EV would be even more +, for instance when you have a double play candidate at the plate. you turn a potential double play into a runner on third, one out situation, which clearly has a positive EV for virtually any reasonable base stealer (1.0303 runs vs .1083 runs.)

No doubt. Just as sac isnt a bad or low % play with a pitcher batting especially against a ground ball pitcher.