Cardinals a couple seasons ago still played small ball. Analytics is the main reason. MLB never recovered from the HR era. Permanently installing the DH in NL should further retire this playstyle
1985 Cardinals lost Game 7 of WS (Royals)
Ricky Henderson
1980 - 100 SBs
1982 - 130 SBs
1983 - 108 SBs
Vince Coleman
1985 - 110 SBs
1986 - 107 SBs
1987 - 109 SBs
2017 AL SB Leader
Whit Merrifield - 34 SBs
2019 NL SB Leader
Ronald Acuna - 37 SBs
Cardinals a couple seasons ago still played small ball. Analytics is the main reason. MLB never recovered from the HR era. Permanently installing the DH in NL should further retire this playstyle
1985 Cardinals lost Game 7 of WS (Royals)
Trout was going to be a perennial 30+ with 50+ some years.
When he took himself out for the year with a slide that ended that.
All the power hitters stop stealing bases sooner rather than later.
I think they get lazy or otherwise just realize their bread and butter is the long ball.
Jose Canseco stopped stealing bases after 40/40.
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