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It’s September, and many fantasy owners have taken an all-hands-on-deck approach to their teams as they try to win their weekly matchups or gain ground in roto categories. With just about four weeks left, I’ll use this post to give you as much steals information as possible to help you make your roster decisions in weekly or daily leagues. I would strongly suggest using the new Pitcher Planner and Hitter Planner tools in addition to the regular Stream-o-Nator and Hitter-Tron. There is also a SB vs. SP rate tool that provides some data specifically tailored to stolen bases.

While I find rummaging through leaderboards to be a pleasurable venture, that may not be the case for everyone. So without anything more from me, here are a few tables of data that you may find helpful and time-saving. Good luck down the stretch and may your steals be plentiful!

Teams to Run Against
Most SB Allowed        Worst CS%  
Cubs 103 A’s 15%
Padres 98 Twins 16%
Pirates 95 Rockies 17%
Marlins 92 Cubs 20%
Giants 92 Braves 22%
Phillies 91 Blue Jays 22%
Astros 87 Mets 23%
Twins 87 Padres 25%
Braves 85 Marlins 25%
Angels/Tigers 85 Astros/Red Sox 25%

 Note: While the Tigers are in the top ten for steals allowed, their CS% is quite good (33%).

Pitchers to Run Against
Player SB Allowed
Scott Feldman 29
Tyson Ross 27
A.J. Burnett 26
Jake Arrieta 23
Tim Lincecum 21
Roberto Hernandez 21
Jered Weaver 20
Gerrit Cole 20
Trevor Bauer 19
Drew Hutchison 19

Note: Veteran fantasy players should be well aware of names like Burnett and Lincecum – they’ve been bad at this for multiple seasons. Newcomers like Ross, Bauer, and Cole now offer a whole new generation of targets.  

Pickups for Stolen Bases (<50% Owned)
Player % Owned Schedule SB (Last 15)
Lorenzo Cain 36% TEX, @NYY 6
Jarrod Dyson 10% TEX, @NYY 3
Jordan Schafer 15% @BAL, CWS, LAA 4
Ender Inciarte 7% @SD, @LAD 4
Jose Ramirez 2% DET, CWS 3
Mookie Betts 4% @TB, @NYY, TOR 3

Note: As of this writing, I don’t know for sure who the September call-ups will be. Look for a few fresh names to be added to this list next week.