Stolen bases & rule changes

Here's who's benefited the most from pickoff limits according to Statcast, as of 10/3

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Our reporters used Statcast data and Google Cloud technology to estimate which runners have drawn the most disengagement attempts at 1B due to pitchers being affected by the rule changes

Players helped by rules

Disengagement?

A disengagement attempt is any time a pitcher steps off the rubber or throws to a base Pitchers are now allowed only 2 disengagements per baserunner, which increases the risk of the runner taking a bigger lead and stealing

When the pitcher hasn't stepped off or thrown, runners on 1st base are stealing about once every 68 pitches After 1 pickoff attempt, they steal every 17 pitches and after 2 attempts, they steal every 10 pitches

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Ha-Seong Kim | SD 12 steals in '22 38 steals in '23 (+217% YOY) 65 disengagement attempts drawn

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Ronald Acuña Jr. | ATL 29 steals in '22 73 steals in '23 (+152% YOY) 126 disengagement attempts drawn

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Nico Hoerner | CHC 20 steals in '22 43 steals in '23 (+115% YOY) 93 disengagement attempts drawn

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Whit Merrifield | TOR 16 steals in '22 26 steals in '23 (+63% YOY) 62 disengagement attempts drawn

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Julio Rodríguez | SEA 25 steals in '22 37 steals in '23 (+48% YOY) 56 disengagement attempts drawn

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Christian Yelich | MIL 19 steals in '22 28 steals in '23 (+48% YOY) 60 disengagement attempts drawn

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Trea Turner | PHI 27 steals in '22 30 steals in '23 (+12% YOY) 74 disengagement attempts drawn

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Steven Kwan | CLE 19 steals in '22 21 steals in '23 (+11% YOY) 61 disengagement attempts drawn

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