There is a baseball explosion that is continuing outward and that is statistics with a special emphasis on metrics. There are some that are capable of glossing your eyes over and others that are insightful in pinpointing trends, weaknesses, and successes. I will take a look at a few that are informative positive and a few informative negative and with just the American League as a comparison. A great glossary is at Fangraphs.com.
The Boston Red Sox are a very good baserunning team with 125 steals in 2018 – third best in the American League. Are they that good?