Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen stole two more bases on Thursday, bringing his total to four on the season. He has at least one steal in all three games this season.
McCutchen predicted this back in January, telling CBSSports.com that he was going to work on stealing more bases in 2013, noting he only stole 20 bases last year.
"I want," McCutchen said, "to have a lot more than that."
But what is "a lot" more? 40? 50? McCutchen's career high is 33 (he stole 34 in a minor-league season), but if he's actively working on improving that one category, the sky could be the limit.
I'll put a guess at 40 steals for McCutchen this year, based on him saying he wanted to steal more, his first three games and his proven ability to run. There's probably no way to buy low at this point, but feel free to wear a smug little smile for the rest of the day if you drafted him partially because of his stolen base comments.