Should Fantasy Managers Swipe Left and Chase Steals? rotoballer.com Fri 2/9/18 2:30 AM

This article references A.j. Pollock, Alex Bregman, Andrew Benintendi, Anthony Rizzo, Billy Hamilton, Byron Buxton, Cameron Maybin, Charlie Blackmon, Dee Gordon, Delino DeShields, Eduardo Nunez, Elvis Andrus, Francisco Lindor, Hernan Perez, Jonathan Villar, Jose Altuve, Jose Peraza, Jose Ramirez, Lorenzo Cain, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Nelson Cruz, Paul Goldschmidt, Rajai Davis, Travis Shaw, Whit Merrifield, Wil Myers and more! Steals are an important statistic in fantasy baseball. They represent 10% of scoring categories in 5x5 leagues and earn an equivalent value or more to singles, runs and RBI in points leagues. Comparing runs and stolen bases, the fantasy significance of a steal is certainly overvalued versus its real baseball relevance. The Run Expectancy table (RE24) appears to frown upon stolen base attempts. RE24 quantifies changes in run-scoring probability throughout an inning based on number of outs and [...]Keep on reading: Should Fantasy Managers Swipe Left and Chase Steals?