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Originally Posted by Major Major
Logically though, homeruns and stolen bases will never be undervalued because they are both exciting and traditional.
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They can however be overvalued. Less so the homerun since it's the most efficient way to get runs... if you hit a lot of homeruns you have to be pretty damn bad at other stuff to end up with a determination of low value (See: Arencibia, J.P.).
Stolen bases are different. Unlike a homerun a stolen base involves risking an out. You only get 27 outs in a game so if you're taking a chance on burning one it had better either be situationally important or you better have a track record of success that justify's a greenlight. Personally, if I was managing a MLB team the rule would be unless you have a career 75%ish success rate (in which case greenlight) you only steal when I tell you to steal.