Welcome to the steals report! I will be here every Wednesday to go over important stolen base trends so you can find more speed for your fantasy teams.Stealing a base is as much about the opposing pitcher and catcher as it is the actual base runner themself. So, being able to spot which teams and pitchers specifically are being run on most frequently will help you to figure out who can swipe some bags over the next week.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLast week, I talked about the Yankees potentially running wild against the Reds and they stole 10 bags in their three-game series over the weekend.Before we get to this week’s important trends, here is the stolen base leaderboard on the season so far.philsharperpowerranks.jpgMLB Power Rankings: Harper and Schwarber fuel Phillies rise, Marlins feasting in JuneThe Phillies have the best record in baseball (33-16) since Don Mattingly took over as manager. DJShortBW.jpgD.J. Short,Nasim Nuñez has surged to the top of this leaderboard and is hitting better of late. He keeps finding ways to stay in the Nationals’ lineup everyday.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOtherwise, nearly half of this list is on the injured list right now. Thankfully, Bobby Witt Jr. seems to have avoided a similar fate with his knee injury and should be back in the Royals’ lineup soon.PlayerSBCSNasim Nuñez50Jasson Domínguez40Jackson Merrill40Cooper Pratt40Dansby Swanson30Otto Lopez30Andrés Giménez30Jazz Chisholm Jr.30Bryson Stott30Chandler Simpson30Jasson Domínguez has hit the ground running – literally – since returning from the injured list. Do not overlook him if he happens to still be available on the waiver wire as a power, speed threat who’s hitting second for the Yankees against right-handed pitching.There are questions about how Cooper Pratt’s bat will translate to the big leagues, but he’s getting on base so far and running when he does.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOur long national nightmare is over because Chandler Simpson has finally stolen a base again after going six weeks without successfully doing so.For as much better Geraldo Perdomo has been as a hitter, he’s been remarkably inefficient as a base stealer.Same with Zach Neto who just can’t get out of his own way in that realm so far.The Reds have allowed the most stolen bases in each of the last three weeks and have steamrolled their way to the most allowed in total on the season. Over the last seven days, opposing teams stole 12 bases against them and were only caught twice.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAndrew Abbott has been consistently targeted by base stealers lately. The Yankees swiped three bags against him and Jose Trevino on Saturday and with that, he’s now allowed the most stolen bases of any pitcher in the league.Funny enough, he picked José Caballero off second base right after he stole it in the second inning. Abbott is remarkably low in terms of pick-off attempts considering how much he’s s Read More Feedzy
Fantasy Baseball Steals Report: Jasson Domínguez shows speed, Reds have a problem
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