too, if he can take the next steps as a hitter and get on base more often in 2024. Volpe is a smart base-stealer who was successful 83% of the time as a rookie, combining his good speed (28.4 ft/sec) with the Yankees' "momentum lead" base-stealing technique where the runner takes...
At 6-foot-4, Kyle Tucker doesn’t profile as the prototypical base stealer, but his ability to reach top speed quicker than most players his size, as well as a penchant for being smartly aggressive on the basepaths, make him one of the Astros’ top threats. Tucker was the only ...
It was this change of scenery that helped Brock begin to embrace his true potential as a base stealer. The St. Louis Dispatch article notes, “But after coming to the Cardinals in an infamous 1964 trade, he was persuaded by manager Johnny Keane to make the most of his disruptive speed....
Doyle slashed a lifetime .299/.351/.385, and most relevant to this conversation, stole 518 bases in his 1,569 career games. 33 of 39 Jose Reyes (517) Photo by John Amis/Getty Images Early in his career, switch-hitting shortstop Jose Reyes was the premier base stealer in the ...
25. Christy MathewsonTeam(s):New York Giants (1900-16), Cincinnati Reds (1916)Stats:373-188, 2.13 ERA, 2,507 SO, 4,788 IP, 106.5 bWAREditor's PicksTop 100 MLB players of all time: Who made the first half of our list?3yESPN.comTop 100 MLB players of all time: Jeter or A-...
Page had a productive 1978 (2.3 WAR), but began to fall out of shape. He was just 23-for-42 as a base stealer and his defense suffered. He develop a drinking problem that he battled the rest of his life. He smoked. By 1981, he was back in the minors. ...
Stolen Base Records Career Stolen Base Records RecordLGName(s)Team(s)Data Highest Percentage In A Career (300 Minimum Attempts)ALWillie WilsonKansas City.833 Oakland NLTrea TurnerWashington.838.861 Los Angeles.884 Philadelphia.973 MLCarlos BeltranKansas City.864...
The only everyday player thePhillieslost this winter was infielder Jean Segura, and they brought in an incredible upgrade in Trea Turner. The shortstop is both a quality leadoff bat and a fearsome base stealer—one of the most dynamic players in the game. Philadelphia also added rotation dept...
slugging 28 home runs while swiping 20 bases and hitting a solid .268/.315/.468 in 156 games for the Nats. Thomas hasn’t hit for quite as much power in 2024 but has been an even more prolific base stealer, swiping 24 bags in just 306 trips to the plate so far this year. In a...
makes good baseball players good and bad baseball players bad, and it extends through the entire organization. But that’s not changing this winter. They’ll likely to try to add at least one quality starting pitcher and one bat to add to the mix at first base or in the outfield corners...