re: Stealing... How effective?

Well, let's flip this around. Say you don't steal and now you have to bunt everybody over. Wouldn't that be way more outs with no runs scored unless someone produces a base hit just like when someone steals. The point of stealing is trying to avoid giving up the easy out and pressure the defense to make a mistake. Although sometimes the bunt is successful, it is an out more times than not.Sometimes you win sometimes you lose