Mr.Ackar07 said:So by taking in runner speed, any extra base that Maldy gets is a bonus and leads to a better base running metric since he would normally be out if trying to stretch a base regardless of the the outfielder's arm? He gets the benefit of the doubt since he is slow as ****.Farmer1906 said:Yordan has held up when he has had opportunities to advance & been thrown out.Mr President Elect said:how tf does Maldy have a higher baserunning run value?Farmer1906 said:
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How they track it:Quote:
What is this? A Statcast metric designed to use data to evaluate the performance of baserunners and outfielders in taking or preventing extra bases.
How this works: Based on inputs including runner speed, outfielder throwing arm, runner position on the base paths, and outfielder distance from both ball and bases, an estimated success probability can be created for each opportunity. With that information available for each play, the player's actual success rate can be compared to the estimated rate and the cumulative metric can be created, accounting both for bases taken (prevented, for outfielders) and chances taken or not. This does account for extra bases taken by batters or runners on batted balls; it does not include stolen bases, as it's about taking extra bases against fielders. (Read more about this here.)
How to read it: "From 2020-'22, Trea Turner added 9 extra runs on the base paths, the most in baseball. In that time, Michael A. Taylor prevented 13 extra runs from baserunners, the most of any outfielder."
It is more so trying to trying to determine the skill on the base paths. We can see how fast someone is. The fast guy is generally going to be better on the bases. But they may not be smart at it. See Altuve.
