JAL’s Big Bad John Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnnHprUGKF0&list=RDKnnHprUGKF0

Big Bad John Jimmy Dean

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

First link is to new 2017 sheets but no data yet while second link is to 2016 data

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wMRQrWaQaLQvSs502k6qTzds_6JOlKjzNeaUNLtNLyc/edit#gid=0

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

5 Foo Did a New Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FLQ5XGM

6 Rumbunter

Three Possible Pittsburgh Pirates Trades With The New York Yankees

http://rumbunter.com/2017/01/05/pittsburgh-pirates-three-reliever-trades-with-the-yankees/

7 Viva El Birdos

How the Cardinals can improve their defense

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/1/5/14181556/cardinals-defense-2017-upgrade

8 Green Weenie

1-5: Bert HoF; Live Ball Era Begins; HBD Bob, JR, Danny & Mark

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/01/1-5-bert-hof-live-ball-era-begins-hbd.html

9 Red Reporter

On Baseball Writing With C. Trent Rosecrans

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/1/4/14173632/on-baseball-writing-with-c-trent-rosecrans

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Baseball America Names Top 10 Cubs Prospects

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/1/5/14182500/baseball-america-top-10-cubs-prospects-eloy-jimenez-ian-happ

11 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Wake Up Call – Jose Quintana Trade Rumors Round 2

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/01/05/pittsburgh-pirates-wake-call-jose-quintana-trade-rumors/

12 CBS Sports

Will Jeff Kent make it in to the Hall of Fame? The case for and against him</b>

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/will-jeff-kent-make-it-in-to-the-hall-of-fame-the-case-for-and-against-him/

13 Pirates Site

Versatile middle relievers should improve 'pen

http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/212919098/pirates-excited-by-improved-middle-relief/

14 Call to the Pen

Pittsburgh Pirates: To Rebuild or Not to Rebuild

http://calltothepen.com/2017/01/05/pittsburgh-pirates-rebuild-not-rebuild/

15 KSDK

NL central positional power rankings: third base

http://www.ksdk.com/sports/mlb/cardinals/nl-central-positional-power-rankings-third-base/382440547

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Carpenter, Reyes confirm they'll play in World Baseball Classic

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/carpenter-reyes-confirm-they-ll-play-in-world-baseball-classic/article_ece13d54-ef95-5396-b901-7975a624ddf8.html

17 SB Nation   

White Sox having ‘daily’ Jose Quintana trade talks with at least 3 teams

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/1/5/14175986/white-sox-jose-quintana-trade-rumors

18 Fangraphs

The Pirates and Their Continuing Search for Velocity

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-pirates-and-their-continuing-search-for-velocity/

19 Fox Sports

Rockies’ Chad Bettis says he is cancer-free after offseason scare

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/colorado-rockies-chad-bettis-testicular-cancer-free-healthy-surgery-right-hander-010517

20 Baseball Prospectus

New Year’s Resolutions: Going the Other Way

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=30914

21 Sports on Earth

17 Most Intriguing MLB People For '17

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/212863802/17-most-compelling-mlb-2017