The Baseball Listicle Lineup for January 16-31, 2024

Issue #160

Latest edition of this 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 January 16-31, 2024, starting with articles written by other baseball-focused Substack authors:

• Attempting an Oakland Athletics Mount Rushmore, by Rich Campbell, 1/29/2024

• 5 Baseball Cards that Marked the Beginning, at 1/28/2024

• Hall of Fame Breakdown: Pitchers, by at 1/22/2024

• 5 Baseball Cards that Could Manage Just Fine, at 1/21/2024

• Hall of Fame Tracker Predicts Big Class Of 2024, by Dan Schlossberg, at 1/20/2024

• The Glory of Sports Illustrated, by at 1/19/2024

• ‘Shredder’ Strikes Out In Rating Second Basemen, by Dan Schlossberg, at 1/19/2024

• Free Friday: Let's Talk Hall of Fame Catchers!, by at 1/19/2024

• Worst pitchers in 2023, at 1/19/2024

• A Look at Hall of Fame Voting Trends, by at 1/18/2024

• Hall of Fame Breakdown: Centerfield, by at 1/18/2024

• The Rest of the AL Central, by at 1/17/2024

• Worst batters in 2023, by 1/16/2024

• Hall of Fame Breakdown: Corner Outfield, by at 1/16/2024

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

• 1 key number to watch for every team in '24, by Thomas Harrigan and David Adler, 1/31/2024

• Can these 30-something stars recapture peak form?, by Thomas Harrigan, 1/29/2024

• 6 players who could make the leap to superstardom in '24, by David Adler, 1/29/2024

• Picking 6 teams who could go from under .500 to a WS title, by Mike Lupica, 1/28/2024

• Keep an eye on these 9 intriguing offseason additions, by Brian Murphy, 1/28/2024

• Here is every team's top projected player for '24, by Thomas Harrigan, 1/28/2024

• These HOFers each played for only one franchise, by Andrew Simon, 1/27/2024

• Look for these players to make bids for history in '24, by Sarah Langs, 1/27/2024

• What does future hold for starting pitchers and the HOF?, by Mike Petriello, 1/26/2024

• The division winners that will (and won't) repeat in 2024, by Will Leitch, 1/25/2024

• These 5 clubs boast the most Top 100 prospects, by Sam Dykstra, 1/26/2024

• The next 5 HOF ballots are stacked, by Andrew Simon, 1/25/2024

• Is Mauer’s election a good sign for future HOF candidates?, by Andrew Simon, 1/24/2024

• After solid rookie seasons, these 10 poised for a leap in '24, by Manny Randhawa, 1/21/2024

• These 10 teams have long stats leader droughts. Who can end them?, by Andrew Simon, 1/20/2024

• 1 potential upgrade for each team before camp, by MLB.com writers, 1/20/2024

• These 11 players have a lot to prove in '24, by Brian Murphy, 1/20/2024

• Which title drought will end next? Here are 10 possibilities, by Will Leitch, 1/18/2024

• 7 teams poised to improve by leaps and bounds, by MLB.com writers, 1/18/2024

• Trout can play Hall of Famer leapfrog this year, by Paul Casella, 1/18/2024

• Looking for a bandwagon to climb aboard? Here are 6 options, by Will Leitch, 1/17/2024

Did you know? I wrote a book with the same title as this Substack newsletter / blog: Now Taking the Field: Baseball’s All-Time Dream Teams for All 30 Franchises. It was published in early 2019, by ACTA Sports, the publisher of the annual Bill James Handbook and other popular titles. You can learn more about it at www.NowTakingTheField.com, or buy directly at Amazon and other booksellers.