JAL’s Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year Morning Links

Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year Joni James

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-h2cn5TGVs

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

Pittsburgh Pirates: top 30 prospect stat update 5/15

http://rumbunter.com/2017/05/15/pittsburgh-pirates-top-30-prospect-stat-update-515/

7 Viva El Birdos

The Cardinals and the solo home run

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2017/5/15/15639664/the-cardinals-and-the-solo-home-run-2017

8 Green Weenie

5/15 From the 50s Forward: Cutch Debut, HBD Justin, Roberto Muscles Up, Rhoden & Neagle Big Days, Walk-Off Woes, Foiles Deal

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/05/515-from-50s-forward-cutch-debut-hbd.html

9 Red Reporter

18 Games at a time - Capsule 2

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/5/15/15636082/18-games-at-a-time-capsule-2

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Hey, MLB! The ‘Slide Rule’ Needs To Be Modified

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/5/15/15637478/mlb-slide-rule-needs-to-be-modified

11 Pirates Breakdown

Is Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle’s Seat Getting Hotter By The Day?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/05/15/pittsburgh-pirates-clint-hurdle-hot-seat/

12 ECNS

MLB's Pittsburgh Pirates sign promising Chinese youngster

http://www.ecns.cn/2017/05-16/257671.shtml

13 What Culture

Professional Baseball Player At Recent WWE Tryouts

http://whatculture.com/wwe/professional-baseball-player-at-recent-wwe-tryouts

14 Call to the Pen

MLB Trade Action Could Start Earlier than Usual

https://calltothepen.com/2017/05/15/mlb-trade-action-start-earlier-usual/

15 Washington Post

The Nationals’ pitching is in flux, but faces a feeble Pirates lineup next

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2017/05/16/the-nationals-pitching-is-in-flux-but-it-gets-to-face-a-feeble-lineup-this-week/?utm_term=.38e3792ac36d

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

BenFred: Cards' searing month continues with series win vs. Cubs

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-cards-searing-month-continues-with-series-win-vs-cubs/article_e30b4c3c-a91e-5f82-88c1-7e610ada1b98.html

17 SB Nation   

Bryce Harper is still on pace to break the offseason after 2018

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/5/15/15640616/bryce-harper-contract-extension-free-agency-nationals-scott-boras

18 CBS Sports

True or False? It's time to worry about these four struggling MLB ace pitchers

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/true-or-false-its-time-to-worry-about-these-four-struggling-mlb-ace-pitchers/

19 Fangraphs

A Case for Optimism Regarding Andrew McCutchen

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/a-case-for-optimism-regarding-andrew-mccutchen/

20 Fox Sports

The 8 most fearsome MLB hitters since 2000

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/gallery/most-fearsome-mlb-hitters-since-2000-051517

21 Baseball Prospectus

The Worst Bullpen in Baseball

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31825

22 Sports on Earth

PRICE BRYCE: HARPER'S TRUE FA VALUE

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/230498288/how-much-is-bryce-harper-worth-in-free-agency