Elly De La Cruz is an exciting player, no doubt. But in 2024 he might also become the first player ever to lead both the AL and NL in both stolen bases and strikeouts in the same season.
My favorite baseball articles, many in the form of "listicles", from the past two weeks
The MLB players traded over the past two weeks, arranged by position and listed by their new team
Whether you call them snubs or not, these players are having good 2024 seasons so far.
Some leaders are not big surprises, such as Judge for HR or Juan Soto for walks. But in other categories there are some interesting names at the top of the leaderboards.
Lots of great players have June birthdays. But who would make an all-star team amongst active players? And who would make an all-time June Birthdays dream team?
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+.
