by Steve-o » Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:29 pm
I created a spreadsheet that has primary and backup catcher caught stealing percentage. I factor career caught stealing percentage against last year's caught steal percentage and then put playing time estimates on backup catchers (or ignore guys who will get very little playing time) in order to get an adjusted team caught stealing percentage. Here's my list of teams to run on:
Florida Marlins 16.7%
Texas Rangers 18.2%
Colorado Rockies 21.9%
Chicago White Sox 21.9%
Atlanta Braves 22.2%
Los Angeles Angels 22.6%
Boston Red Sox 24.1%
New York Yankees 24.2%
San Diego Padres 25.0%
And here are the teams that project to have over 30% caught stealing:
Tampa Bay Rays 33.7%
Oakland Athletics 33.7%
San Francisco Giants 33.9%
Toronto Blue Jays 34.0%
New York Mets 34.1%
Detroit Tigers 34.1%
Milwaukee Brewers 34.7%
Minnesota Twins 35.6%
Kansas City Royals 38.3%
Houston Astros 41.0%
St. Louis Cardinals 42.5%
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