Colorado Rockies: The Trevor Story they don’t tell you about

According to Statcast’s Sprint Speed, a “foot speed metric, defined as ‘feet per second in a player’s fastest one-second window’ on individual plays,” Trevor Story is the fifth fastest player in all of baseball at 29.7 ft/sec, ranking ahead of Dee Gordon at six, and just behind Billy Hamilton (29.8 ft/sec) at fourth.

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The six-foot-even and skinny 160-pound center fielder from Cincinnati has stolen 153 bases in six season in the Majors. Story is an absolute unit in comparison, at 50 pounds heavier and a few inches taller than Hamilton.

Story was known for his speed despite his size throughout his rise through the minors. Stealing 20 bases a year, Story has not yet carried that into the bigs, being limited to under eight per season. But this year that has already changed.

"“It’s (more aggression) really come from me. I feel like it’s a chance for us, if I can steal bases or use my speed in a way that helps the team I need to do that,” Story told Rox Pile exclusively. “It’s tough sometimes and your legs get tired but it’s big. It plays into preparation and I made it part of my offseason to be fast and to do this throughout the year.”"