JAL’s Missouri Waltz (Hush a Bye Ma Baby) Morning Links

Missouri Waltz (Hush a Bye Ma Baby)  Elsie Baker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtgS3_YQ5E4

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

Andrew McCutchen Finally Gets Back to Playing in WBC

http://rumbunter.com/2017/03/16/andrew-mccutchen-finally-gets-back-to-playing-in-wbc/

7 Viva El Birdos

Miguel Socolovich should head north with the Cardinals in April

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/3/16/14931464/miguel-socolovich-should-head-north-with-the-cardinals-in-april

8 Green Weenie

3/17: Smiley for Neagle; HBD Pete, Hot Rod & John; RIP Charlie; Vic in Venezuela

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/03/317-smiley-for-neagle-hbd-pete-hot-rod.html

9 Red Reporter

The Red Report - Scott Schebler

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/3/16/14950518/scott-schebler-cincinnati-reds-preview

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs 4, Dodgers 0, and Jon Lester Works On The Back Fields

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/3/16/14952620/cubs-dodgers-recap-jon-lester-eddie-butler-mlb-scores

11 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Stock Watch: Two Weeks Out

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/03/16/pittsburgh-pirates-spring-stock/

12 Beyond the Box Score

Is the Pirates’ window still open?

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2017/3/16/14930450/pittsburgh-pirates-nl-central-preview-window-open

13 KDKA

Kuhl Becoming A Lock For Pirates Rotation

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/03/16/kuhl-becoming-a-lock-for-pirates-rotation/

14 Concord Monitor

Editorial: Fantasy becomes reality

http://www.concordmonitor.com/Fantasy-baseball-the-silly-little-game-that-we-love-8727382

15 Boston Globe

Rick Porcello won’t treat Opening Day start any differently

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2017/03/16/rick-porcello-won-treat-opening-day-start-any-differently/FQyBQtCIOOqvPktUIRrryN/story.html

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Wong vows 'nobody's going to take second base from me'

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/wong-vows-nobody-s-going-to-take-second-base-from/article_a2b7bb54-a677-5639-82e3-a875994b41fe.html

17 SB Nation   

The Charlotte Knights are becoming the Charlotte Pitmasters for one game, and you have questions

http://www.sbnation.com/2017/3/16/14950334/charlotte-knights-pitmasters-name-change-anthropomorphic-sandwich-dying-screams

18 CBS Sports

Kansas City Royals 2017 season preview: Turn out the lights when the party is over

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/kansas-city-royals-2017-season-preview-turn-out-the-lights-when-the-party-is-over/

19 Fangraphs

The Tools of Baseball’s Fly-Ball Revolution

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-power-of-pitch-lineage/

20 Fox Sports

Texas Rangers 2017 preview

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-tools-of-baseballs-fly-ball-revolution/

21 Baseball Prospectus

Short Relief: Disputing Crash, Remembering Bonderman, and Forgetting Pham

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31380

22 Sports on Earth

BEST MLBER FROM EACH TOURNEY SCHOOL

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/219575032/ncaa-tournament-best-mlb-player-each-school

Orioles

1. Chris Dickerson (L) RF

2. Johnny Giavotella (R) 2B

3. Hyun Soo Kim (L) DH

4. Trey Mancini (R) 1B

5. Chance Sisco (L) C

6. Chris Johnson (R) 3B

7. Logan Schafer (L) CF

8. Paul Janish (R) SS

9. Aneury Tavarez (L) LF

Pirates

1. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

2. Alen Hanson (S) 2B

3. David Freese (R) 3B

4. John Jaso (L) RF

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

6. Eric Wood (R) 1B

7. Austin Meadows (L) CF

8. Danny Ortiz (L) LF

9. Erich Weiss (L) DH

Orioles

Gabriel Ynoa (R)

Pirates

Drew Hutchison (R)

Also scheduled to pitch for the Pirates  Felipe Rivero, Tyler Webb and Wade LeBlanc