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Effectively Wild Episode 1994: Down Goes Dinger

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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The Slowdown in Stealing Third Base

Each and every one of the steals of third so far this year has had a lead distance at the time of pitch release of at least 26 feet with most being over 30. It's nearly two feet more than it was on 2022's attempts of third base. And I think perhaps teams are being a bit too conservative when it comes to trying to steal third, given how successful they've been.

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