The Baseball Listicle Lineup for May 1-15, 2024
My favorite baseball articles, many in the form of "listicles", from the past two weeks
Issue #180
The latest edition of a regular feature here at Now Taking the Field—a roundup of my favorite recent baseball articles, many though not all in the form of “listicles”—articles framed around a list of some sort or other. I continue to focus this for now on articles by other Substack baseball authors, and articles directly from MLB.com itself.
Here are my favorite articles for the weeks May 1-15, 2024, starting with articles written by other baseball-focused Substack authors:
Setting the pace, magic in Baltimore, and the best shortstops, by
at 5/14/2024Fastball Foundations: Starters Dominating with their Primary Fastball, by
at 5/14/20245 Baseball Cards the Make Perfect Mother's Day Gifts, at
5/12/2024Yankees Had 20-Game Losers Too, by Paul Semendinger, at
5/11/2024What Will a Hall of Fame Pitcher Look Like in 20 Years?, by
at 5/10/2024Shohei Ohtani Could Become First Player Ever to Win MVP as a Designated Hitter, by
at 5/10/2024Some Brief Thoughts on Christian Scott, by
at 5/10/2024The Best Players in Baseball Since 1901 (Part 2), by
at 5/9/2024Why Triples Are The Best ... And Why They're Dying Out, by Mark Kolier, at
Most (and Least) Valuable Players, Chicago’s favorites, and base thieves, by
at 5/7/20242024 Breakout Hitter Watch, by
at 5/7/20245 Baseball Cards that Steal the Show, at
5/5/2024- at 5/4/2024
The Top 5 No. 1 Overall Picks In MLB History, by Paul M. Banks, at
5/2/2024The Best Players in Baseball Since 1901 (Part 1), by
at 5/2/2024Mike Trout and What Might Have Been, by
at 5/1/2024Five No. 1 MLB Draft Picks Who Didn't Live Up To The Hype, by Paul M. Banks, at
5/1/2024
Beyond Substack, these were my favorite articles from the writers at MLB.com these past two weeks:
Surprise! One encouraging prospect-related development for each team, by Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, and Jonathan Mayo, 5/15/2024
1 quick fix each team can make to take the next step, by MLB.com writers, 5/15/2024
7 biggest surprises from first quarter of the season, by Will Leitch, 5/14/2024
The likeliest players to be dealt by July 30 Trade Deadline, by Mark Feinsand, 5/14/2024
Who takes the hardest swings on each MLB team?, by Cole Jacobson, Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru, and Theo DeRosa, 5/13/2024
Nine everyday phrases that actually come from baseball, by Michael Clair, 5/13/2024
Is Skenes the best pitching prospect ever? Let's take a look ..., by Jonathan Mayo, 5/9/2024
The most surprising developments for each team, by MLB.com writers, 5/9/2024
Potential future closers—one for each team, by Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, and Jonathan Mayo, 5/8/2024
8 former Top 100 prospects who are excelling in 2024, by Brent Maguire, 5/8/2024
Execs talk teams on the rise, which clubs are at the top, by Mark Feinsand, 5/5/2024
They were good as rookies. This season? Even better, by Brian Murphy, 5/5/2024
These 9 hitters have made changes for the better, by Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru, 5/5/2024
Biggest surprises, disappointments so far according to execs, by Mark Feinsand, 5/4/2024
These are MLB's most improved units, by Thomas Harrigan, 5/4/2024
Inbox: Early favorites for AL and NL ROY, by Jonathan Mayo, 5/3/2024
2 former top prospects heating up and other fascinating storylines, by Will Leitch, 5/2/2024
9 baseball storylines to watch in May, by MLB.com writers, 5/2/2024
Here is the hottest hitting prospect in each organization, by Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, and Jonathan Mayo, 5/1/2024