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kevrock · 09-01-2013, 12:31 PM

Maybe it's the league I'm in (we have pretty solid catchers and catcher arms across the board), but even very skilled stealers don't pull very efficient stealing rates.I have a player with 75 speed and 80 steal. One year he managed 40 stolen bases and 11 CS. Other years he's more like 32:18. I see similar SB:CS rates across the board in our league.

I can't remember where I read it -- maybe The Book -- but to come our on top with stealing, you have to be very efficient, and I'm not seeing that efficiency anywhere in our league.

I've pretty much given up trying to steal by changing my team strategy, but wanted to check in here. Is our league a bit atypical? Is there any point to stealing in OOTP? Does it give you any advantage in sims?

I'm in an online league, so my concerns are how stealing is reflected in sims... it's been a while since I played out a game.

09-01-2013, 12:31 PM	#1
kevrock Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 159	Stealing in OOTP Maybe it's the league I'm in (we have pretty solid catchers and catcher arms across the board), but even very skilled stealers don't pull very efficient stealing rates.I have a player with 75 speed and 80 steal. One year he managed 40 stolen bases and 11 CS. Other years he's more like 32:18. I see similar SB:CS rates across the board in our league. I can't remember where I read it -- maybe The Book -- but to come our on top with stealing, you have to be very efficient, and I'm not seeing that efficiency anywhere in our league. I've pretty much given up trying to steal by changing my team strategy, but wanted to check in here. Is our league a bit atypical? Is there any point to stealing in OOTP? Does it give you any advantage in sims? I'm in an online league, so my concerns are how stealing is reflected in sims... it's been a while since I played out a game.