"The Nationals are already have a fast team. The average sprint speed for the team is 27.5 feet per second which is good enough for 12th best in MLB. Moreover, players like Jacob Young, Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews, Robert Hassell III, Nasim Nunez, CJ Abrams and James Wood all have sprint speeds that are well above league average. With these players getting consistent playing time over slower veteran players next season, the Nationals should be a team that generate offense on the base paths."
"However, even though the Nationals are fast, they have not been generating significant offense through baserunning. Base running run value is a statistic that amalgamates the run value of team and player base running. Last season, the team ranked 16th in the league last season with zero base running runs, and the team ranked 23rd in the league with negative two runs in run value via the stolen base."
The Nationals possess above-average team speed, with a 27.5 feet-per-second average sprint speed (12th in MLB), and several players—Jacob Young, Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews, Robert Hassell III, Nasim Nunez, CJ Abrams, and James Wood—exceed league-average sprint speeds. Despite speed, the team produced little baserunning offense: they ranked 16th with zero base running runs and 23rd with -2 run value from stolen bases. Wood, Lile, and Crews had negative stolen-base run values and zero base running runs, while CJ Abrams contributed seven base running runs. Improved baserunning skills and managerial emphasis could convert speed into offense.
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