Morning Links November 6

I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts  Merv Griffin 1949  Merv went on to a very successful career though not with a lot of hit songs.  The free agents are a lovely bunch of coconuts.

JAL’s I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqEmAsUXVJY

GENERAL DAILY UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 MLB Important Dates

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/important_dates.jsp

BLOGS and such

 

4—Pirates Prospects

First Pitch: The Draft Compensation System Remains Broken

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/first-pitch-the-draft-compensation-system-remains-broken.html

More Free Agency Rankings and Salary Predictions

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/more-free-agency-rankings-and-salary-predictions.html

Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Free Agents

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/pittsburgh-pirates-minor-league-free-agents-2.html

AFL: Hanson and Ngoepe Collect RBI’s in Victory

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/afl-hanson-and-ngoepe-collect-rbis-in-victory.html

Who Should the Pirates Protect From the Rule 5 Draft?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/who-should-the-pirates-protect-from-the-rule-5-draft.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Clint Hurdle, Andrew McCutchen named awards finalists

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/11/5/5070666/clint-hurdle-named-nl-manager-of-the-year-finalist

6 Rumbunter

Pirates Benedict Has Fan in Philadelphia, Competition in Twitter Happy Leo Mazzone?

http://rumbunter.com/2013/11/05/benedict-fan-philadelphia-competition-twitter-happy-leo-mazzone/

7 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates Rumors: A.J. Burnett undecided on future

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/11/05/pittsburgh-pirates-rumors-j-burnett-undecided-future/

8 The Green Weenie

> 11/4-5: Dick Groat, Wee Tommy, Mike Dunne, John Grabow, Lefty, Manny-for-Chuck, Syd, Rod Scurry & John Russell...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/11/114-5-dick-groat-wee-tommy-mike-dunne.html

9 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates: Why It Was Smart To Let A.J. Burnett Test Free Agency

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/11/05/pittsburgh-pirates-why-it-was-smart-to-let-a-j-burnett-test-free-agency-image-wrong-size/

10 Pirates Site

McCutchen an MVP finalist; Hurdle up for top manager

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/pirates-andrew-mccutchen-an-mvp-finalist-clint-hurdle-up-for-manager-of-the-year?ymd=20131105&content_id=63703800&vkey=news_pit

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Seattle Times

UPDATE: Lloyd McClendon will be hired as Mariners manager

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/mariners/2013/11/05/lloyd-mcclendon-reportedly-hired-as-mariners-manager/

12 USA Today

Free agents: Top starting pitchers on the market

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/11/05/free-agency-ranking-starting-pitchers/3449637/

13 ABC 15

Estranged wife of ex-MLB pitcher Kris Benson pleads guilty in assault

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/sports/sports_blogs_local/estranged-wife-of-ex-mlb-pitcher-kris-benson-pleads-guilty-in-assault

14 Baseball Nation

The most and least active teams on the trade market since 2003

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/11/5/5067636/mlb-trade-rumors-news-offseason-oral-history-adam-hyzdu-trades

15 Awful Announcing

Kids aren't watching baseball, but why?

http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/november/kids-aren-t-watching-baseball-but-why.html

16 Cincinnati Enquirer

BAR 11.5: What the compensation offer means

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2013/11/05/bar110513/

17 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Cards release three to tidy-up 40-man roster

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/cards-release-three-to-tidy-up--man-roster/article_485005f6-2e01-5f4d-9925-1e8ccccbb663.html

18 ESPN

2013 MLB Free Agents

http://espn.go.com/mlb/freeagents

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Times Through the Order Penalty

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22156

20 Fangraphs

> The Bargains of the 2014 Free Agent Class

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-bargains-of-the-2014-free-agent-class/