During last Thursday’s edition of the Hot Stove Show on 105.7 The Fan, Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde spoke about pushing the Orioles toward playing the game the right way, including being more aggressive on the basepaths.
In the interview, Hyde stated, “I think the more aggressive you are on the bases, the more you cause havoc defensively”.
This would be a stark difference from the Orioles that we’re used to. Under Buck Showalter, the Orioles finished dead last in steals from 2014 through 2017, and finished last in the category in five of Showalter’s 8+ seasons, including a lethargic 19 combined steals in 2016.