06-30-2015, 03:42 AM
Last year Hamilton stole 56 bases, but he was caught stealing way too often. His 23 times caught stealing was the most in the league and he only had a success rate of .709.
This year he has stolen 40 bases and has only been caught 6 tines. That is an excellent success rate of .870.
He is on pace to steal 86 bases. No major league player has stolen more than 80 bases in a season since Ricky Henderson swiped 93 in '88. That was 27 years ago.
Hamilton still needs to work a lot on his hitting and drawing more bases. His on base percentage is still under .300 and that just is not acceptable. But at least now when he gets on base he is much more effective at moving up into scoring position instead of creating more outs by being picked off or caught stealing.
This year he has stolen 40 bases and has only been caught 6 tines. That is an excellent success rate of .870.
He is on pace to steal 86 bases. No major league player has stolen more than 80 bases in a season since Ricky Henderson swiped 93 in '88. That was 27 years ago.
Hamilton still needs to work a lot on his hitting and drawing more bases. His on base percentage is still under .300 and that just is not acceptable. But at least now when he gets on base he is much more effective at moving up into scoring position instead of creating more outs by being picked off or caught stealing.
