{"id":450352,"date":"2022-05-21T02:20:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yankees-made-it-a-point-of-emphasis-to-fix-base-running\/"},"modified":"2022-05-21T02:20:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:20:25","slug":"yankees-made-it-a-point-of-emphasis-to-fix-base-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-made-it-a-point-of-emphasis-to-fix-base-running\/","title":{"rendered":"#Yankees made it a &#8216;point of emphasis&#8217; to fix base running"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fc79940a0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fc79940a0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-made-it-a-point-of-emphasis-to-fix-base-running\/#%E2%80%9CYankees_made_it_a_%E2%80%98point_of_emphasis_to_fix_base_running%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Yankees made it a &#8216;point of emphasis&#8217; to fix base running&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYankees_made_it_a_%E2%80%98point_of_emphasis_to_fix_base_running%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Yankees made it a &#8216;point of emphasis&#8217; to fix base running&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/BASEBALL-MLB-BAL-NYY_-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Average isn\u2019t quite so average when the alternative is dreadful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Try telling anyone who watched Gleyber Torres\u2019 two mad dashes from second base on the last road <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> that the Yankees\u2019 base running this season has been merely average, as the advanced metrics suggest. An argument would ensue because metrics don\u2019t have a memory and thus don\u2019t account for how the Yankees were the second-worst base-running team in the majors last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a stronger point of emphasis from day one of spring training,\u201d manager Aaron Boone said Friday, shortly after it was announced that a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> opener against the White Sox at Yankee Stadium was rained out. \u201cThese guys have really bought into that, and they\u2019re taking a lot of pride in everything \u2014 whether it\u2019s stealing a base here or there, but really it starts from their secondary leads to how they get their first step.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees rank No. 14 with a score of 0.0 in BsR, which is defined by FanGraphs as an \u201call-encompassing base running statistic that turns stolen bases, caught stealings, and other base-running plays into runs above and below average.\u201d On FanGraphs\u2019 range of scores, eight is recognized as great, zero as average and negative-six as awful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So, what makes these Yankees look like lovers of a lost art? They scored a negative-15.1 in BsR last season. In other words, \u201cawful\u201d times 150 percent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever you can gain runs any way, that\u2019s always huge, especially when you are trying to win a championship,\u201d said center fielder Aaron Hicks, whose 0.9 BsR is tied for second on the team with pinch-runner extraordinaire Tim Locastro, behind Aaron Judge (1.1). \u201cThat\u2019s what championship teams do.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For those who prefer the eye test to metrics, Torres scored two crucial runs in the last eight <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s without the ball reaching the outfield.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Torres scored the second run on Judge\u2019s tie-breaking two-out two-run infield single in the eighth inning of a win against the White Sox on May 12, as well as the second (and decisive) run on a wild pitch in Wednesday\u2019s 3-2 win against the Orioles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGleyber has always had that aggressive streak in him on the bases,\u201d Boone said. \u201cHe\u2019s been kind of learning at the big-league level to harness some of that aggressiveness, but he has those instincts and that fearlessness on the base paths that a lot of times serves him well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Torres scored from first base on an infield single by Hicks last season. But the highlight was outweighed by the multitude of times the Yankees ran into a double play, an out at home plate (22) or a loss. Those mistakes led to less aggressiveness and a station-to-station reliance, taking the extra base on hits at the third-lowest rate in MLB.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=NYPH4056503574&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>These Yankees? The slugging giants don\u2019t look so plodding, with the fourth-most bases taken (42) on fly balls and pitcher-catcher miscues, according to Baseball Reference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is different, just because of the things we\u2019ve focused on,\u201d Hicks said. \u201cStealing bases is key, number one, but also being able to speed your leads up, or go from first to third or first to home. Now, we have a team built around all of that, and it\u2019s pretty nice. 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