After all, he's led the league in that category the last two seasons. And the Astros topped the AL with 121 bags this year. Altuve had 38, but the Astros have four other players -- Jake Marisnick, George Springer, Carlos Correa, Carlos Gomez -- reach double figures and a total of 13 players with at least one.
The Astros like to be aggressive on the bases and, clearly, stealing bases plays a big part in that.
But wait. As Altuve edges off first, there's one critical fact manager A.