Even though Raines guessed that he has lost some speed, he also believes he can revive his reputation as a serious base-stealing threat.

Worst: At 36, he is on the downside of a good career and will no longer be the base-stealing threat the Yankees think they are getting.

When you've got somebody who's a base-stealing threat like Roger, I was just late with it.

The Atlanta Braves have found their new leadoff hitter, center fielder, and base-stealing threat and - lucky for general manager Frank Wren - they're all the same guy.

With the Mets this season, he has been a regular outfielder, a .300 hitter and a base-stealing threat with, at last count, 61 steals.

Rodriguez has not been the same base-stealing threat since, but he wanted to learn more, and he sought out Hunter, who led the American League in steals in 1999.

He has quizzed Mattingly and Boggs to determine how his tendencies on the bases might affect them because neither had a base-stealing threat in front of them last season.

Soriano said he viewed himself more as a base-stealing threat than as a power hitter despite consistently ranking among the American League leaders in home runs and strikeouts.

I had two braces but I still played basketball and baseball, though I wasn't much of a base-stealing threat.

With a base-stealing threat on third, pitchers seldom use a big rocking-chair windup as they often did years ago.