{"id":12723,"date":"2018-05-03T13:50:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T17:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=12723"},"modified":"2018-05-03T16:49:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T20:49:04","slug":"rajai-davis-reaches-400-career-stolen-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2018\/05\/03\/rajai-davis-reaches-400-career-stolen-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajai Davis Reaches 400 Career Stolen Bases"},"content":{"rendered":"

With his sixth stolen base in the 2018 season,\u00a0Rajai Davis<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>reaches 400 career stolen bases. At 37-years old, he continues to be one of the biggest threats in the league on the base paths and possesses a trait that is underutilized in today’s game. Nevertheless, it is valuable if used with a player of Davis’ speed.<\/p>\n

Rajai Davis Reaches 400 Career Stolen Bases<\/h2>\n

Career<\/h3>\n

His career .264 batting average is respectable and for a former 1,134th overall draft pick, making it to the big leagues is an accomplishment in itself. He has played on seven different MLB teams over his twelve-year career, and his 50 stolen base campaign with the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> in 2010 continues to be a career best. Toronto stole a total of 58 bases in the entire 2010 season, which further highlights the value a player with speed can give to a\u00a0 franchise.<\/p>\n

Players who possess an ability to steal bases and wreck havoc when they reach first will always be compared to the greatest base stealer of all time in\u00a0Rickey Henderson<\/a><\/strong>. Davis, and similar players like\u00a0Dee Gordon<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Billy Hamilton<\/a><\/strong>, are the closest thing the modern day fan will come to seeing Henderson. It is obvious that the 1982 season, in which Henderson alone stole 130 bases, is a thing of the past. The Los Angeles Angels<\/a> were the only team to surpass 130 bases last year as an entire team.<\/p>\n

Davis becomes just the 74th player in league history to reach 400 stolen bases and will need another 29 to crack the top sixty. His current one-year deal with the Cleveland Indians<\/a> at $1.75 million is a steal, pun intended, for what he can bring to the reigning Central division champions, who will look for another 100-win season in 2018.<\/p>\n

Davis turns 38 in October and is definitely approaching the end of his career. At just 11.4 career WAR, Davis is far from a Hall of Fame player, but he should still be commended for an impressive career and accomplishment.<\/p>\n

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