JAL’s The I’m a Believer Morning Links

I’m a Believer The Monkees 1967  This was number two on this day in 1967, Kind of a Drag was number 1 but I used that a few weeks ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9YIsKIEbA

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: Another Triple-A Outfielder to Watch

http://rumbunter.com/2017/02/20/pittsburgh-pirates-another-triple-a-outfielder-to-watch/

7 Viva El Birdos

2017 VEB Community Projections: Dexter Fowler

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2017/2/20/14663858/2017-veb-community-projections-dexter-fowler

8 Green Weenie

2/20: HBB Tom, Frankie & ElRoy; Bucs Ink Meares; The IA & UA Form

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/02/220-hbb-tom-frankie-elroy-bucs-ink.html

9 Red Reporter

Signing Anthony DeSclafani long-term would show the Reds have learned from Homer Bailey's extension

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/2/20/14670678/anthony-desclafani-rumors-extension-cincinnati-reds-homer-bailey

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Know Your Enemy: St. Louis Cardinals

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/2/20/14653552/know-your-enemy-st-louis-cardinals

11 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates 2017 “Prospect” Projections: Josh Bell

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/02/20/pittsburgh-pirates-2017-prospect-projections-josh-bell/

12 Indians Baseball Insider

Storylines: Neil Walker and New York Mets reach an impasse on an extension</b>

http://www.scout.com/mlb/indians/story/1756632-storylines-walker-mets-reach-impasse

13 Bradenton Herald

David Freese gets full spring with Pirates, could play more 3B with uncertainty about Jung Ho Kang

http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article133841474.html

14 KDKA

Hurdle Uses Promise To Players As Motivation, Makes Personal Transformation During Offseason

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/02/20/hurdle-offseason-weight-loss/

15 National Pastime Museum

PATSY TEBEAU, THE MANAGER WHO WALKED AWAY

http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/patsy-tebeau-manager-who-walked-away

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Ortiz: Fowler doesn't back away from comments on Trump travel ban

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jose-de-jesus-ortiz/ortiz-fowler-doesn-t-back-away-from-comments-on-trump/article_23e61dd3-53a7-5e31-a7ae-0390866ccf87.html

17 SB Nation   

A spiked bat probably isn’t the best prop for baseball players

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/2/20/14666696/a-spiked-bat-probably-isnt-the-best-prop-for-baseball-players

18 CBS Sports

MLB Over/Under bets for 2017: Matt Snyder's five over picks and five under picks

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-overunder-bets-for-2017-matt-snyders-five-over-picks-and-five-under-picks/

19 Fangraphs

Is This Age of Competitive Balance Sustainable?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/is-this-age-of-competitive-balance-sustainable/

20 Fox Sports

MLB players who share names with U.S. Presidents

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/gallery/mlb-players-who-share-names-with-u-s-presidents-022017

21 Baseball Prospectus

Fit to be Tied

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31213

22 Sports on Earth

GETTING UP TO SPEED IN THE SPRING

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/216587722/velocity-drops-pitchers-in-spring-training