JAL’s Jimmy Olsen’s Blues Morning Links

Jimmy Olsen’s Blues  Spin Doctors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrQCro68sRU

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: Concerns On Their Power Hitting

http://rumbunter.com/2017/03/06/pittsburgh-pirates-concerns-power-hitting/

7 Viva El Birdos

http://rumbunter.com/2017/03/06/pittsburgh-pirates-concerns-power-hitting/

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/3/6/14826168/the-aggregate-cardinals-top-prospects-list

8 Green Weenie

3/6: HBD Cap'n Willie, Fran, Clint & John; Arky, Max to HoF; Kevin & Yoslan Inked; First DH

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/03/36-hbd-capn-willie-fran-clint-john-arky.html

9 Red Reporter

Reds claim 1B Christian Walker, designate Jumbo Diaz for assignment

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/3/6/14832320/reds-designate-jumbo-diaz-for-assignment-claim-christian-walker

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Know Your Enemy: Baltimore Orioles

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/3/6/14820392/know-your-enemy-baltimore-orioles

11 Pirates Breakdown

Will The Pittsburgh Pirates Still Be Able to Rely On Minor League Pitching Depth?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/03/06/pittsburgh-pirates-pitching-depth/

12 New Jersey Com

What Yankees now say about Pirates' Ivan Nova, Monday's opposing starter </b>

http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2017/03/what_yankees_now_say_about_pirates_ivan_nova_monda.html

13 Sarasota Herald Tribune

SPRING TRAINING: Freese has found a home in Pittsburgh

http://www.heraldtribune.com/sports/20170306/spring-training-freese-has-found-home-in-pittsburgh

14 CNET

MLB adds wrist trackers to its starting lineup

https://www.cnet.com/news/mlb-whoop-biometric-monitors-in-games/

15 National Pastime Museum

A MODEST PROPOSAL

http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/modest-proposal

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Hochman: Will 'Mr. March' Jose Martinez be a Cardinal in April?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-will-mr-march-jose-martinez-be-a-cardinal-in/article_26cc0829-eee0-5561-8baf-c524b3e0f787.html

17 SB Nation   

The 2017 World Baseball Classic has begun

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/3/6/14826942/world-baseball-classic-2017

18 CBS Sports

Reports: Cardinals-Pirates to play in Williamsport during Little League World Series

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/reports-cardinals-pirates-to-play-in-williamsport-during-little-league-world-series/

19 Fangraphs

Statcast and the Future of WAR.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/statcast-and-the-future-of-war/

20 Fox Sports

Joe Girardi embraces challenges as he heads into 10th year as Yankee manager

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/joe-girardi-embraces-challenges-as-he-heads-into-10th-year-as-yankee-manager-030517

21 Baseball Prospectus

Short Relief: Perfect Numbers, Lying Numbers, and Fraudulent Pitchers

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31274

22 Sports on Earth

BOSTON'S LOVE FOR SALE? PRICELESS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/218207212/red-sox-chris-sale-spring-training

Braves

1. Jace Peterson (L) SS

2. Emilio Bonifacio (S) CF

3. Brandon Phillips (R) 2B

4. Adonis Garcia (R) 3B

5. Anthony Recker (R) C

6. Ronald Acuna (R) RF

7. Micah Johnson (L) LF

8. Matt Tuiasosopo (R) 1B

9. Braxton Davidson (L) DH

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) 3B

2. Phil Gosselin (R) SS

3. Austin Meadows (L) RF

4. John Jaso (L) 1B

5. Chris Stewart (R) C

6. Max Moroff (S) 2B

7. Chris Bostick (R) LF

8. Eury Perez (R) CF

9. Trevor Williams (R) P

Pirates

Trevor Williams (R)

Braves

Jaime Garcia (L)