Mike Trout committed to stealing more bases again

[Panic!]

The Los Angeles Angels' do-everything star got off to a fast start in his 2012 AL Rookie of the Year season with 49 steals. His totals have gone down every year since, from 33 in 40 tries in 2013, to 16 and then just 11 last year while being caught seven times.

"It's definitely one of the personal goals I want to get back to," Trout said Wednesday. "Just getting my confidence back. The last couple years my confidence has been down, not getting good jumps, not getting good reads, just getting back to the way I used to be. I'm just trying to get on second base so Albert can drive me in."

SOURCE: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...tealing-more-bases-again-for-angels/80854056/

Was surprised his steals declined the past few seasons.

He was starting to look like ARod 2.0 (after the 46 steals season, never reached that level again)

Hope he gets back to his speed.

 

[catman]

He has bulked up quite a bit. It doesn't appear to have hurt his foot-speed though. He is now in a spot in the batting order where the stolen base is not as important.