Corbin Carroll Is the Best Baserunner You’ve Ever Seen | Baseball Bits

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Corbin Carroll is fast. I've been fascinated watching 2023 Corbin Carroll speed around the basepaths. He's not just the best baserunner in baseball, he's possibly the best baserunner in MLB history. That's a bold claim to make, but according to FanGraphs baserunning, he did have a historically great rookie year, one that compares favorable to the greats like Rickey Henderson, Maury Wills, and Vince Coleman. The Arizona Diamondbacks rookie outfielder certainly put together some eye popping Corbin Carroll highlights.

There's a lot to dig into here. At surface level, you might look at Corbin Carroll stolen bases or Corbin Carroll Statcast sprint speed. Both have factored into the 2023 Diamondbacks World Series run. But I'm also interested in efficiency vs players like Ronald Acuña Jr. who was the founding member of the Ronald Acuña 40/70 club. I'll also analyze his baserunning decisions, particularly in taking the extra base by going first to third or a single or scoring from first on a double.

As you watch the Arizona Diamondbacks playoff run, I hope you'll pay extra close attention to what Corbin Carroll can do on the basepaths. Is he the fastest player in MLB? Maybe. There is stiff competition for that title, but he is almost certainly the MLB best baserunner. I hope you'll enjoy this episode of the Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production. Also, it's not just the bigger bases.

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