The Baseball Listicle Lineup for November 16-30, 2024

Issue #207

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 November 16-30, 2024, starting with articles written by other baseball-focused Substack authors:

• A Different Path for the Offseason at 11/30/2024

• A Full Plate by at 11/25/2024

• Introducing The WHIP Strat by at 11/25/2024

• 5 Belly-Busting Baseball Cards for Your Thanksgiving Feast at 11/24/2024

• Ted At the Top by Paul Semendinger at 11/23/2024

• Five Braves Whom Cooperstown Should Enshrine by Dan Schlossberg at 11/23/2024

• 2024 Nationals Led MLB in Steals, With Stolen Bases Back in Vogue by Andrew Sharp at 11/22/2024

• How I’d Fill Out My Hall of Fame Ballot by Dan Schlossberg at 11/22/2024

• Crown Jewels: Royals Upgrades, Non-Tender Day and Hall of Fame Voting by at 11/22/2024

• Best second basemen since 2020 by at 11/22/2024

• Starting Pitcher Prospects for 2025 by at 11/21/2024

• The Story of the MVP by at 11/21/2024

• Sorting Five Notable Names On 2025 Hall Of Fame Ballot by Elizabeth Muratore at 11/20/2024

• Best first basemen since 2020 by at 11/19/2024

• 5 Baseball Cards Road into the Sunset with Tom Seaver at 11/17/2024

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

• 1 team at each position most in need of an upgrade by Brian Murphy, 11/30/2024

• Here is the 2024 'All-Awardless' team by Anthony Castrovince, 11/30/2024

• Reasons to believe in 5 free agents who underperformed in '24 by Thomas Harrigan, 11/28/2024

• 5 Black Friday blockbuster trades that need to happen by Anthony Castrovince, 11/28/2024

• 1 reason for every team to be thankful by Will Leitch, 11/27/2024

• These 15 hitters are thankful for the luckiest hits of '24 by David Adler, 11/27/2024

• One 2025 Rookie of the Year candidate for each team by Sam Dykstra, Jim Callis, and Jonathan Mayo, 11/26/2024

• Where will Sasaki sign? 6 intriguing teams for potential ace by MLB.com writers, 11/25/2024

• Here are 8 prospects standing out in winter ball by Joe Trezza, 11/25/2024

• One free agent who could make sense for every team by Mark Feinsand, 11/25/2024

• 8 free agents who raised their stock after 1-year deals in '24 by Thomas Harrigan, 11/24/2024

• Here's an early look at the top 2025 Rookie of the Year candidates by Joe Trezza, 11/24/2024

• 10 stars still due for their first MVP Award by Will Leitch, 11/23/2024

• Who is the best free agent at each position? by Mark Feinsand, 11/22/2024

• Most Valuable MVP: Ranking every winner by Will Leitch, 11/21/2024

• Free agents broken down by tiers, with one alone at the top by Mark Feinsand, 11/20/2024

• Ranking every Cy Young Award season by Andrew Simon, 11/20/2024

• Here's the 2024 All-Arizona Fall League Team by Jonathan Mayo, 11/19/2024

• 7 storylines to follow for 2025 HOF ballot by David Adler, 11/18/2024

• 14 players are on Hall of Fame Ballot for first time by Brian Murphy, 11/18/2024

• Ranking every Rookie of the Year winner by Matt Kelly, 11/18/2024

• Where could Bregman land in free agency? by Mark Feinsand, 11/17/2024

• 5 free agents who might be better than you think by Andrew Simon, 11/17/2024

• Ranking '24 rookies based on long-term value by Jim Callis, 11/17/2024

• The exclusive club that MVP candidate Witt cracked in '24 by Manny Randhawa, 11/16/2024

• These are the nastiest pitches in this year's FA class by David Adler, 11/16/2024

• 17 rookies who formed an elite NL class by Will Leitch, 11/16/2024