Increase AI stealing

[Peterk]

Is the AI stealing enough as things are now?

I'm just wondering because I consistently lead the league in base steals (usually I have more than twice the number of steals than the #2 club), but there are lots of other clubs who have fast teams.

If I am conservative, I can get a 20/20 or 19/19 player to 60-80 steals a season easily but I don't think I've ever seen an AI controlled player up there. (I am playing a fictional league based on MLB using OOTP11).

Another suggestion with regards to stealing -
o don't let the human player/manager have to call throws to first to get a pickoff. Just let the human choose hold-runner and let the pitcher do the pick-off himself if he wants. My pitchers rarely get any pickoffs in a season because I never choose that option when playing. Catchers throw to first on their own after a pitch - pitchers should probably be the same.

o There are too many balk calls with slow runners on base. I suspect that the probably of a balk is not currently linked to whether the player chose Hold Runner or not. Balks should be very rare if the pitcher is not at all concerned about the runner's speed.