What’s Gotten into the Running Pirates?

What’s Gotten into the Running Pirates?

One interesting aspect of the Pittsburgh Pirates is manager Derek Shelton’s sudden embrace of the stolen base. In previous years under Shelton, it’s not been an important weapon for the Pirates. During his tenure, the team’s high in stolen bases was 117 in 2023. The highest Shelton’s Pirates have ever ranked in this category was 14th in the major leagues in 2022, when they swiped 89 bags. Shelton’s Running Pirates OK, so maybe it doesn’t have qu…