PERMISSION TO FLY
Just a decade ago, stolen bases were still a somewhat prominent part of the modern game.
Today the landscape has changed. With the rise and spread of analytics, the number of stolen base attempts has declined precipitously.
The rate of steal attempts in April this year was the lowest for any April of the expansion era, which began in 1961. Analytically inclined front offices, citing run expectancy matrices and other data, have largely concluded the risk of getting thrown out
