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Originally Posted by SupermanBrandon
Stolen bases dont matter this year
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Originally Posted by jhssketchcards
Your point actually has some merit. I’m not savvy enough to figure it out, but I’d bet there are a number of players who set career highs in SBs this year. Last year only 20 players stole 20+ bases, this year 40 have done it, with another 6 at 19 and 2 at 18. In 2022 only 6 players had 30 or more, this year 13 already do and several close to 30. Jon Berti led the MLB with 41 SB last year. Nico Hoerner has 41 now good for 6th place in the MLB. Point is, it’s way easier to steal bases than ever before, so of course more will do it. The bases are closer together and larger. The distance between 2nd-3rd was 88 ft 1.5 inches. This year it’s 87 feet… that’s 13.5 inches closer than ever. As amazing a stat as it is, it’s more easy to steal bases than even last year.
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Yes and no. Stolen bases have never mattered unless they come with power. That is as true this year as ever. The guys who are doing both have had plenty of ink spilled on their feats, and that includes Corbin Carroll.
The guys who may be getting hurt are the one's a little farther down the SB list. Guys like Francisco Lindor (26/28), Fernando Tatis (25/28 with a big ol *), Kyle Tucker (28/28, just as underrated now as ever), Trea Turner (26/28, I can't believe this! I was under the impression that he was terrible), and Jose Ramirez (24/26, pretty much par for the course).
Then again, they may not be getting hurt. I think the only one of those who would have had any hype for his SB even last year is Tucker at 28/28, being so close to 30/30. This year with two guys already there and another needing one measly HR in 14 games, there isn't as much attention to go to Tucker. Then again Tucker had 30/25 last year, so there's that.
I think the reason there is a perception that these guys are getting less hype than they should is there is just less hype to go around. I measure hype in $. While Ronald Acuna is the best he's ever been on a relative basis, his BCA is half of what it was at its peak. Likewise Corbin Carroll is near his all time high, but he's nowhere near guys who are/were chumps when the market was bigger. Where Carroll is right now doesn't even crack the Top 25 in April, 2021.