The Pittsburgh Pirates have been known as a club with great amounts of team speed. A 30 SB season from Starling Marte and near-20 SB seasons from Andrew McCutchen, Josh Harrison, and Gregory Polanco in 2014 helped seal this reputation. The 2015 version of the club is no slouch, ranking fourth in the National Leageu in steals with 34. Polanco leads this year’s team with 12.
But what if I told you that the Pittsburgh Pirates were incorporating their above-average speed in different ways?