[Lefty Noob]

The San Diego Padres have been caught stealing. Again and again.

According to the May 6 San Diego Union-Tribune, "Since 2007, the Padres have stolen fewer bases than any National League team." Furthermore, according to the paper, "They have allowed the most stolen bases and the highest stolen-base success rate."

Hurting on the bases

In a seperate article in the same paper, the San Diego Union-Tribune adds the following, "Scouts who have seen a lot of the Padres consider them among the slowest and least athletic teams in the major leagues. Some coaches and players regard the Padres as perhaps the slowest team in baseball. Among the team's field regulars, only outfielder Scott Hairston has better than average speed, and it is only slightly above average. Even reserve Callix Crabbe, one of the few stolen-base threats on the team, has average major league speed from home plate to first. A few Padres players, in the scouting vernacular, are sun-dial slow."

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/news/...down-slowdown/

So what's the bigger problem here... lack of speed, or inability of their catchers to throw out other teams runners?