SAGNOF Report: The Mighty Quinn

Like the title character from Curtis Mayfield’s masterpiece, Pusherman, I’m here to sling some speed at you. With league titles on the line, the chase for every counting stat has reached a head. Check out these speed merchants to get a leg up in steals. Below is a chart of stolen bases against by catcher…

• Roman Quinn: The Phillies get three games against the Mets later this week. Put a big red circle around Friday vs Steven Matz and Saturday vs Noah Syndergaard. They lead the league in steals against a pitcher with 25 and 26 respectively. Quinn has been playing fairly regularly and a long leash to run. His .484 OBP the last two weeks isn’t sustainable, but he’s showing a great hit tool.
• Ramon Laureno: Added by popular demand. Drawing walks and getting hits to get on base. Also has a hose of an arm.
• Eric Young, Jr.: He should draw a couple starts against Texas lefties Jeffrey Springs and Mike Minor. Young has always had a good split against LHP and he’s been running more in the last month (4 SBs in August).
• Joey Wendle: Four swipes in the last two weeks and getting a series against Toronto. Russell Martin has struggled all year.
• Alex Gordon: Somebody’s feeling better. Gordon had a hot streak early on but got dinged up like usual. He’s on mission lately, taking 5 bags the last 14 days. That’s likely to continue against the Indians and Twins who are both below average.
• Saves Chase: Chaz Roe. Sergio Romo hasn’t pitched in a week. Roe and Jose Alvarado are the likely fill-ins while Romo’s rested. Alvarado got the last save, but he’s a lefty and you know how that goes.