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Question: Corbin Burnes has given up a lot of stolen bases this year, and from what I’ve seen, it’s been more the fault of Burnes (with a slow delivery) than the catcher’s.  I foresee that being a problem in the postseason.  Did Burnes have that same problem in past years when he was with Milwaukee? From: Rick Newell,

Answer: Rick, in Burnes’ career, baserunners have been successful in nearly 86 percent of stolen-base attempts (84 of 98), though it’s been more pronounced this season (33 of 37) with an 89 percent success rate.

Question: I don’t know if we can sign Anthony Santander next year, but Is there any Rule 5 player that is more successful than he has been? From: Lyle Diamond

Answer: Lyle, I don’t know if the Orioles can re-sign Anthony Santander, either, but he has been the best Rule 5 selection the Orioles have made, though they did draft Paul Blair in the minor league portion of the Rule 5.

If you’re talking about all-time selections, I think it would be hard to beat Roberto Clemente, who the Pirates selected from the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954.

Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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