The Baseball Listicle Lineup for August 16-31, 2024
My favorite baseball articles, many in the form of "listicles", from the past two weeks
Issue #195
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 August 16-31, 2024, starting with articles written by other baseball-focused Substack authors:
Baseball's Most Underrated Player, by
at 8/30/2024What Piece of Sports Memorabilia Would You Most Like to Own?, by
at 8/28/2024Winning one for the team, finding the toughest division, and saluting Joey Votto, by
at 8/27/2024The Next 20 Hall of Fame Classes, by
at 8/27/2024The Oakland A’s Future Could Be Bright, by Rich Campbell at
8/26/20245 Baseball Cards by Any Other Name..., at
8/25/2024Some Teams Go Decades Without Being No-Hit, by Andrew Sharp at
8/24/2024Relievers — Mainly Clase — Merit Recognition In 2024 Cy Young Voting, by Dan Schlossberg at
8/24/2024Projecting Arbitration Extensions, by
at 8/21/2024Will We Ever See A Fourth-Generation Major Leaguer?, by Richard Cuicchi at
8/21/2024How Worthwhile Is It to Sign Critical Players Early?, by
at 8/20/2024Hitting the ball, breaking a drought, and getting hot in the second half, by
at 8/20/20245 Baseball Cards of Forgotten All-Star Catchers, at
8/18/2024Would Forcing Starting Pitchers to Go At Least Six Innings Make MLB Games Better?, by
at 8/16/2024A Look at Baseball’s Top 25 Prospects, by
at 8/16/2024MLB Attendance Record Could Fall at 2025 Bristol Speedway Game by Dan Schlossberg at
8/16/2024Is This The Year An NL Slugger Wins The Triple Crown? by Dan Schlossberg at
8/16/2024
Beyond Substack, these were my favorite articles from the writers at MLB.com these past two weeks:
Every team's best September callup, by MLB.com writers, 8/31/2024
Division leader trends: What it means to be No. 1 on Sept. 1, by Sarah Langs, 8/31/2024
Best of August: Surging NL West underdogs, Snell's no-hitter and more, by Will Leitch, 8/31/2024
Here is what's at stake in September, by Thomas Harrigan, 8/31/2024
Ranking the 10 best additions from the Trade Deadline, by Brian Murphy, 8/31/2024
Royals' arrival, Machado's resurgence among top storylines, by Will Leitch, 8/30/2024
10 exciting stat races to follow down the stretch, by Manny Randhawa, 8/30/2024
Back-to-backs and Ohtani's 40-40 vision highlight stats of the week, by Sarah Langs, 8/30/2024
8 upcoming free agents who need strong finishes, by Thomas Harrigan, 8/29/2024
From 20 to 44, here is the best player at each age, by Will Leitch, 8/28/2024
9 players exceeding expectations in 2024, by Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru, 8/27/2024
Here are the 10 farm systems with the best infield prospects, by Jonathan Mayo, 8/27/2024
10 hitters who have raised their games the most since the break, by Thomas Harrigan, 8/24/2024
Votto's legacy, Triple Crown watch(es) among most fascinating storylines, by Will Leitch, 8/23/2024
Year of the shortstop? A wave of young talent is redefining the position, again, by Cole Jacobson, 8/23/2024
Roundtable: Is Votto a Hall of Famer?, by MLB writers, 8/22/2024
One potential impact callup for each team down the stretch, by Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo, and Jim Callis, 8/22/2024
Here are the top 10 prospects at each position, by Sam Dykstra, 8/21/2024
The top 10 free agents this offseason (plus one bonus!), by Mark Feinsand, 8/21/2024
Who are the front-runners for the All-MLB Team? Experts weigh in, by Manny Randhawa, 8/20/2024
Who has the best tools among Top 100 Prospects?, by Jim Callis, 8/19/2024
These prospects made the biggest jumps on the new Top 100 list, by Jonathan Mayo, Sam Dykstra, and Brendan Samson, 8/16/2024