My favorite baseball articles, many in the form of "listicles", from the past two weeks
The Pirates have made the playoffs in batches -- from 1990-92 and 2013-15. I now think they will again, perhaps as soon as 2025-2027+.
Lots of great players have May birthdays. But who would make an all-star team amongst active players? And who would make an all-time May Birthdays dream team?
The answer is pretty awful, with only teams ever having had as bad of a record through 25 games.
Rookies Jackson Chourio and Jackson Holliday are each only 20 years old. What are the best numbers put up by other 20 year-olds in the past?
Last year we saw several team records get broken, e.g., Matt Olson hit 54 HR for the Braves and Freddie Freeman hit 59 doubles for the Dodgers. Which records might fall in 2024?
Fewer and fewer hitters are able to maintain a .300 batting average over their careers. There are only three active ones, and soon that number could decrease further.
