A coach who understands stats will use ROE in the calculus of the batting order. It's no surprise that the coach doesn't care how the leadoff gets on, just that she does. Although our team scorekeeping is pretty good, I've found that some of our speediest players also have some of the highest ROEs. That tells me that they may be getting robbed in some instances of what should be base hits. A "dinky hit" to SS with a fast runner often has to be fielded perfectly at a full sprint to get an out. That's not "routine" or "ordinary effort"...might be a base hit instead of an ROE.