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Originally Posted by chazzycat
Funny you should ask - I have a couple teams like that myself. Actually, you can significantly limit the damage these guys cause by lowering their aggressiveness all the way down. They won't be gaining extra bases, but won't be losing them either. Also, when it comes to HR, it doesn't really matter which base the runner is on. So the value of taking extra bases is diminished a bit simply by having more power in your lineup.
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Yeah, it's one stat that you need to think a little what it means. Because keep in mind, just because a guy is a good baserunner, if you're too aggressive and he gets thrown out on the base paths, that's a big negative to the score.
But obviously it depends on the lineup. If you have Henderson batting ahead of Ichiro and Ozzie Smith, it might be worth it to have him be a little more aggressive even if he gets thrown out on the bases, since it's not like they're going to hit very many HR to drive him in. But too aggressive and again, you're just running into outs.