JAL’s April Showers Morning Links

April Showers Al Jolson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kALs0ryZGc

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 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

6 Rumbunter

Previewing The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Division Rivals: Chicago Cubs

http://rumbunter.com/2017/04/02/pirates-division-rivals-chicago-cubs/

7 Viva El Birdos

Every Team in Two Sentences 2017

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/4/2/15150824/every-team-in-two-sentences-2017-season-preview-mlb-cardinals

8 Green Weenie

Sunday: Calm Before the Storm - Roster (Osuna Optioned) & What to Expect, Notes, Bucs Drop Finale

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/04/sunday-calm-before-storm-roster-osuna.html

9 Red Reporter

Reds officially place Mesoraco, DeSclafani on DL, finalize Opening Day roster

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/4/2/15155160/cincinnati-reds-opening-day-roster-mesoraco-dl

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Cardinals Series Preview

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/4/2/15134172/cubs-cardinals-series-preview

11 Pirates Breakdown

Will the Pittsburgh Pirates Again Be Able to Lean on Depth in 2017?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/04/02/pittsburgh-pirates-depth-2017/

12 Minor League Ball

Glasnow added to the Pittsburgh Pirates homegrown rotation

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/4/2/15153292/glasnow-added-to-the-pittsburgh-pirates-homegrown-rotation

13 SOSH

Breaking Down Pittsburgh Pirates Staff Ace Gerrit Cole

http://sonsofsamhorn.com/baseball/majorleaguebaseball/nl-central/pittsburgh-pirates/pittsburgh-pirates-staff-ace-gerrit-cole/

14 Boston Globe

Welcome to Opening Day. And Happy New Year.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2017/04/02/red-sox-pirates-there-history-with-these-teams/KTBZE7jgdqddnbmHqfW88J/story.html

15 National Pastime Museum

BALLPARKS WE MISS (AT LEAST IN THEORY): COMISKEY PARK, 1910–1990

http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/ballparks-we-miss-least-theory-comiskey-park-1910-1990

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

They go, Cards go: Fowler, Carpenter give club two leadoff hitters

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/they-go-cards-go-fowler-carpenter-give-club-two-leadoff/article_2a29894a-e20e-503e-858b-9e13eda978f2.html

17 SB Nation   

THERE IS NO FUTURE OF BASEBALL

http://www.sbnation.com/a/mlb-2017-season-preview/there-is-no-future-of-baseball

18 CBS Sports

Home runs are back in baseball: Why we're going to see more homers and strikeouts

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/home-runs-are-back-in-baseball-why-were-going-to-see-more-homers-and-strikeouts/

19 Fangraphs

Sunday Notes: Meadows, Sox Surprise, Mackanin Gems, Twins, D-Backs, more

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sunday-notes-meadows-sox-surprise-mackanin-gems-twins-d-backs-more/

20 Fox Sports

Madison Bumgarner goes deep twice in Giants opener, is MLB home run leader

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/madison-bumgarner-giants-two-home-runs-perfect-game-diamondbacks-040217

21 Baseball Prospectus

THE UNHERALDED DREW POMERANZ

http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/03/29/the-unheralded-drew-pomeranz/

22 Sports on Earth

BASEBALL TRENDING UPWARD INTO 2017

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/221988652/mlb-home-run-rates-statcast-2017-predictions