interesting Trout stat...1 Stolen base???

[reteegz]

Still only has 1. Kendrick Lamar has 2.

[stormngt]

I get what you guys are saying about it being too early in the season and I know he will have a ton of steals by the end of the season but my point is, isn't being aggresive and stealing bases the Angel's type of ball? I get it's only been 8 games but why should the team start playing their type of ball 2 or 3 weeks into the season and not start off that way?

Circumstances has a lot to do with it.  First, of those 9 opportunities, how many times was second base occupied.  I remember one time PB was on second so unless your calling a double steal (and success would be more dependent on PB getting to third) your not going to try for a steal.  A second factor might be the score of the game.  If the Angels are down 3 or 4 runs and it is late in the game, than the risk of a steal is not worth it.  You need base runners not players stealing second.  A third factor is that you don't want an open base for Pujols to be walked. Final factor was already mentioned, twice Trout took off and Aybar put it into play thus taking the opportunity away from Trout to steal.  

 

That alone reduces Trouts opportunity to steal down to 6.

[reteegz]

Circumstances has a lot to do with it.  First, of those 9 opportunities, how many times was second base occupied.  I remember one time PB was on second so unless your calling a double steal (and success would be more dependent on PB getting to third) your not going to try for a steal.  A second factor might be the score of the game.  If the Angels are down 3 or 4 runs and it is late in the game, than the risk of a steal is not worth it.  You need base runners not players stealing second.  A third factor is that you don't want an open base for Pujols to be walked. Final factor was already mentioned, twice Trout took off and Aybar put it into play thus taking the opportunity away from Trout to steal.  

 

That alone reduces Trouts opportunity to steal down to 6.

My original post was from the 11th. it is the 15th now

[AZMike]

Still only has 1. Kendrick Lamar has 2.

 

You know which other left fielder batting in the two-spot also has 1? 

 

Vernon Wells.

 

Wells is also batting .325/ .405 / .650. 

[rageous]

Trout had one stolen base in a blow out game.

Bourjos has 0 stolen base.

You would think they would be more agressive on the bases considering the trouble they had scoring.

[reteegz]

You know which other left fielder batting in the two-spot also has 1? 

 

Vernon Wells.

 

Wells is also batting .325/ .405 / .650. 

 

Your point??

[HaloFan85]

You know which other left fielder batting in the two-spot also has 1? 

 

Vernon Wells.

 

Wells is also batting .325/ .405 / .650. 

Someone on the radio the other day also pointed out Trout having the same number of stolen bases as Miguel Cabrera.

[reteegz]

Still 1.

[Bob Trop]

He is not going to run as much hitting in front of pujols, especially if Hamilton doesn't start producing. Also, Pujols doesn't like to be distracted by a runner on attemting to steal.

[AZMike]

He is not going to run as much hitting in front of pujols, especially if Hamilton doesn't start producing. Also, Pujols doesn't like to be distracted by a runner on attemting to steal.

then put Trout back in leadoff and Iannetta in the 2-hole