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Balk/Pickoff Rule
If a dice roll of 1 or 2 is rolled on the 20-sided die, during a steal attempt the pitcher has attempted a pickoff throw and the base runner dives back to the base.
A roll of 1 on the 20-sided die indicates that the baserunner attempting the lead may be picked-off. Refer to the baserunner's second steal rating number in parenthesis and roll the 20-sided die again. If the number rolled is less than or equal to the second steal rating the baserunner dives back safely (the steal attempt is canceled and the runner may not attempt to get the good lead again while still on this base). If the number is greater than the second steal rating then this baserunner is picked off...
If you want to read more about stealing, here is a link to SOM's Super-Advanced rules:
https://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/bt ... mrules.htm
Note: If a runner does have number(s) after the slash (e.g., 4-6/10), that is an automatic out stealing chance--not a pickoff. It will show up as runner caught stealing, and you won't know if it's because you rolled a 10 (using my example) or because the runner failed the 1-20 split card draw.