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The Yankees are pretty good on the basepaths, too

One aspect of the 2017 Yankees that is, at least to my eyes, relatively unheralded is how well-rounded they were. Understandably, their power-packed lineup and monstrous bullpen conglomerate received most of the media attention. The Yankees also boasted a top-10 rotation in MLB by fWAR, just a hair behind the Astros' starting corps. Their only weakness was their defense, and even in that area they were more subpar than outright awful.

What truly took me by surprise, though, was their baserunning statistics. FanGraphs carries a stat called BsR, which converts a given player's baserunning performance (stolen bases, advancing on hits/sacrifices, avoiding double plays) into runs above (or below) average.