The Baseball Listicle Lineup for Oct 29 - Nov 11, 2022

Issue #45

Latest edition of this regular feature here at Now Taking the Field—a roundup of my favorite recent baseball articles. Somewhat similar to my own writing topics, I tend to like “listicles” the best—articles that are either written in list form or that make heavy use of lists and charts of data, players, rankings, etc. I’ll of course include other favorite baseball articles in these weekly round-ups, but you’ll find most will be of that type. I’ll especially be focusing on articles by other Substack baseball authors, and articles directly from MLB.com itself, but I sometimes do read articles from other sources too.

Here are my favorite articles for the week Oct 29 - Nov 11, 2022, starting with articles written by other baseball-focused Substack authors:

• A General Amnesty, by G. Scott Thomas, at Baseball's Best (and Worst), 11/11/2022

• Astros Fans Shower Commissioner With Well-Earned Boos, by Dan Schlossberg, at Here's the Pitch: the IBWAA Newsletter, 11/11/2022 (second article)

• Here's a Contemporary Hall of Fame Ballot that Makes Sense, by Joe Posnanski, at Joe Blogs, 11/9/2022

• 2022’s best hitters, by G. Scott Thomas, at Baseball's Best (and Worst), 11/8/2022

• Hall of Fame Season Begins!, by Joe Posnanski, at Joe Blogs, 11/7/2022

• 5 World Series Cards Make You Want to Celebrate, by Wax Pack Gods, 11/6/2022

• Picking Likely Landing Spots for Top Free Agents, by Dan Schlossberg, at Here's the Pitch: the IBWAA Newsletter, 11/4/2022 (second article)

• What If Bryce Harper Had Signed With The Yankees? by Tyler Maher, at Here's the Pitch: the IBWAA Newsletter, 11/2/2022

• The Quality Score, by G. Scott Thomas, at Baseball's Best (and Worst), 11/1/2022

Beyond Substack, these were my favorite articles from the writers at MLB.com these past two weeks:

• Here are the free agents for every team, MLB.com writers, 11/11/2022

• Full guide to offseason dates, rules, terms, by Anthony Castrovince, 11/10/2022

• Educated guesses on where top FAs will sign, by David Adler, 11/10/2022

• Who are the best bats on the free-agent market?, MLB.com writers, 11/10/2022

• Here's how the 2023 option decisions played out, by Thomas Harrigan, 11/10/2022

• 9 bold predictions for this Hot Stove season, by Anthony Castrovince, 11/10/2022

• 10 free agents who could bounce back in 2023, by Henry Palattella, 11/9/2022

• Here's the best trade chip for every team, by Mark Feinsand, 11/9/2022

• Free agent decisions that shook up MLB, by Manny Randhawa and Matt Kelley, 11/9/2022

• 8 teams that need a title the most, by Will Leitch, 11/8/2022

• 7 opt-outs set to shake up free agency, by Mark Feinsand, 11/8/2022

• Each team's biggest offseason need, by Mark Feinsand, 11/7/2022

• These guys aren't BBWAA Awards finalists -- but they're worthy, by Paul Casella, 11/7/2022

• Top 20 potential free agents this offseason, by Anthony Castrovince, 11/7/2022

• 9 astonishing facts about Dusty's World Series ring, by Sarah Langs, 11/6/2022

• Judge, Ohtani and deGrom, oh my! 10 storylines to watch, by Mar Feinsand, 11/6/2022

• Rookies who made a name for themselves in postseason, by Thomas Harrigan, 11/5/2022

• Gold Glove Awards announced, with 14 first-time winners, by Manny Randhawa, 11/1/2022

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• Baseball Reference Newsletter - recaps of yesterday's top performers, a look ahead at today's games, unique milestones and Stathead spotlights, and "On This Day" and "Born This Day" lists.

• MLB Morning Lineup - links to the latest articles, videos, and more from MLB

• Horsehide Trivia - a challenging baseball trivia question each day, from D. Bruce Brown