JAL’s My Dear Acquaintance Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WsVBAc3Hc4

My Dear Acquaintance Peggy Lee

1- MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8jN0zO-DxI0eVkyazRFY2IzLU0&usp=sharing

4 BFFL’s Pirates Stats Spreadsheet and Prediction Contest

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19zg6X5VUHUBW_0QTsTMLdNcgTYSq-hZIKvzLFmhwPjU/edit#gid=775822168

5 Cot’s Baseball Contracts

2017 MLB Free Agents

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/league-info/potential-free-agents-for-2017/

6 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates Christmas List for Fans

http://rumbunter.com/2016/12/25/pittsburgh-pirates-christmas-list-for-fans/

7 Viva El Birdos

Cardinals interested in Brian Dozier

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2016/12/26/14083486/cardinals-rumors-brian-dozier

8 Green Weenie

12/26: O'Connell, Hanny Deals; Trader Jack; HBD Lee, Mario, & Jeff

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2016/12/1226-odonnell-hanny-deals-trader-jack.html

9 Red Reporter

Cincinnati Reds links - Bargains on bullpen arms

http://www.redreporter.com/2016/12/26/14082022/cincinnati-reds-links-bullpen-greg-holland-neftali-feliz

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

The Time The Cubs Almost Traded For Jerry Reuss

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2016/12/26/14083094/the-time-the-cubs-almost-traded-for-jerry-reuss

11 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Wake-Up Call – Holidays Over, Back to Business

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2016/12/26/pittsburgh-pirates-wake-up-call-holidays-over-back-to-business/

12 National Pastime Museum

STABILITY AT LAST: Baseball in the 1900s </b>

http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/stability-last

13 Call to the Pen

Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time 25-Man Roster

http://calltothepen.com/2016/12/26/pittsburgh-pirates-time-25-man-roster/

14 Fan Rag Sports

Perrotto: Pirates can’t afford not to trade for Jose Quintana

http://www.fanragsports.com/mlb/perrotto-pirates-cant-afford-not-to-trade-for-jose-quintana/

15 USA Today

Hall of Fame case: Pudge Rodriguez will get in, but might have to wait

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/12/26/hall-fame-case-pudge-rodriguez-get-but-might-have-wait/95848992/

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Hochman: New Card Fowler, ex-Mizzou star Bradley are bonded

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-new-card-fowler-ex-mizzou-star-bradley-are-bonded/article_3596dee4-edb6-53e4-9c86-9323aed7c886.html

17 SB Nation   

The Orioles could still sign Mark Trumbo, maybe

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/12/26/14080838/orioles-mark-trumbo-trade-rumors

18 CBS Sports

Baseball Hall of Fame ballot: The case for and against Jorge Posada to make it in

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot-the-case-for-and-against-jorge-posada-to-make-it-in/

19 Fangraphs

Question: What Would We Name the Team Today?

http://www.hardballtimes.com/question-what-would-we-name-the-team-today/

20 Fox Sports

Noah Syndergaard takes to Twitter to clear up ‘Die Hard’ confusion

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/noah-syndergaard-takes-twitter-clear-die-hard-confusion-122616

21 Baseball Prospectus

The Six Archetypes of Famous Baseball Men LinkedIn Profiles

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=30882