JAL’s February Brings the Rain Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wEZdfcX6aw

February Brings the Rain Julie London

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 Pirates Spring Training Schedule

http://www.springtrainingconnection.com/schedule/pirates.html

6 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates: Quick Look at 2016 Draft Picks

http://rumbunter.com/2017/02/08/pittsburgh-pirates-quick-look-at-2016-draft-picks/

7 Viva El Birdos

Spring Surprises 2017

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/2/8/14546202/spring-surprises-2017-aledmys-diaz-seung-hwan-oh-greg-garcia-trevor-rosenthal

8 Green Weenie

2/8: Frankie Signs; Josh & Buck HoF; HBD Cookie & Monty; Danny & Joe DD Honorees; The King

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/02/28-frankie-signs-josh-buck-hof-hbd.html

9 Red Reporter

What to expect from Scott Feldman with the Cincinnati Reds

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/2/8/14549522/scott-feldman-cincinnati-reds-dan-straily

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

2017 Cubs Spring Training Countdown: Day 6

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/2/8/14540730/2017-cubs-spring-training-countdown-day-6

11 Pirates Breakdown

Interview – Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Prospect Mitch Keller

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/02/08/pittsburgh-pirates-rhp-prospect-mitch-keller-interview/

Can Andrew McCutchen’s New Position Help Him At The Plate in 2017?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/02/08/pittsburgh-pirate-smccutchen-right-field-plate/

Gauging Starling Marte’s Value to the Pittsburgh Pirates

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/02/08/pittsburgh-pirates-starling-marte-value/

12 Outside Pitch

Pittsburgh Pirates 2017 Season Projections: Right Field</b>

https://www.outsidepitchmlb.com/pittsburgh-pirates-right-field/63241

13 Redbird Rants

St. Louis Cardinals: Comparing Our Infield vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates Infield

http://redbirdrants.com/2017/02/08/st-louis-cardinals-comparing-infield-pittsburgh-pirates/

14 KNBR

Javier Lopez announces his retirement [report]

http://www.knbr.com/2017/02/08/javier-lopez-announces-his-retirement/

15 Yonhap News

Trial scheduled for Pirates' Kang Jung-ho over DUI charges

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/02/09/0200000000AEN20170209005000315.html

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Carpenter is making first base his first priority

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/carpenter-is-making-first-base-his-first-priority/article_ca6a2547-48ad-5b51-ae26-060dd66748bd.html

17 SB Nation   

The Cardinals are awful, the Dodgers are the best, and other PECOTA projections

http://www.sbnation.com/2017/2/8/14549012/dodgers-cardinals-pecota-projections

18 CBS Sports

2017 MLB Player Rankings for 2B: Believe it or not, Daniel Murphy not in top three

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2017-mlb-player-rankings-for-2b-believe-it-or-not-daniel-murphy-not-in-top-three/

19 Fangraphs

Let’s Pick Up the Pace

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-pick-up-the-pace/

20 Fox Sports

Why is veteran catcher Matt Wieters still on the free-agent market?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/free-agent-matt-wieters-scott-boras-baltimore-orioles-spring-training-rosenthal-020917

21 Baseball Prospectus

Slaying the Extra-Innings Dragon

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31132

22 Sports on Earth

NEW BALLPARK: BEAUTY & THE BEACH

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/215471576/spring-training-baseball-back-palm-beach-park