JAL's Something About December Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub7QGqE--Hs

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

Winter Leagues: Alen Hanson Makes Dominican League Debut

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/12/winter-leagues-alen-hanson-makes-dominican-league-debut.html

Pirates are Still Talking With A.J. Burnett

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/12/pirates-are-still-talking-with-a-j-burnett.html

Small Markets Go From No Chance to Small Chance For Japanese Players

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/12/small-markets-go-from-no-chance-to-small-chance-for-japanese-players.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Marlins about to sign Garrett Jones; Logan Morrison a bad trade target for Pirates

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/12/6/5182808/marlins-about-to-sign-garrett-jones-logan-morrison-a-bad-trade-target

6 Rumbunter

Gerrit Cole Officially Named BAMF; Average James Loney Scares Me

http://rumbunter.com/2013/12/06/gerrit-cole-officially-named-bamf/

7 Pirates Site

Winter League roundup: Lambo keys Lara sweep

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/pit/pirates-outfielder-andrew-lambo-leads-lara-to-doubleheader-sweep-of-margarita?ymd=20131206&content_id=64435548&vkey=news_pit

8 Baseball Nation

> 10 for the Coop

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/12/6/5180960/hall-fame-candidates-pete-rose-coaches-scouts-general-managers

9 Cardboard Connection

2013 Topps Five Star Baseball Hot List

http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2013-topps-five-star-baseball-hot-list

10 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates Rumors: Is An AJ Burnett Return Still Possible?

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/12/06/pittsburgh-pirates-rumors-is-an-aj-burnett-return-still-possible/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Washington Post

Nationals agree to terms with outfielder Nate McLouth

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/wp/2013/12/06/nationals-agree-to-terms-with-outfielder-nate-mclouth/

12 Altoona Mirror

Nutting: Patience pays off for Pirates

http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/577098/Nutting--Patience-pays-off-for-Piratesw.html?nav=751

13 Northern Virginia Daily

Fauber: Baseball teams look for deals

http://www.nvdaily.com/sports/2013/12/fauber-mlb-offseason-heating-up-for-some.php

14 Bloomberg Sports

The New NPB Posting System and Masahiro Tanaka’s Market

http://www.bsports.com/statsinsights/mlb/new-npb-posting-system-masahiro-tanakas-market

15 LA Times

The Dodgers, Masahiro Tanaka and the posting system

http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-dodgers-masahiro-tanaka-20131205,0,7354985.story#axzz2mn392jtn

16 Cincinnati Enquirer

Daugherty: Reds messed up with Brandon Phillips

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131205/SPT04/131205011/Doc-Reds-messed-up-Phillips

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Beltran headed to Yankees

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/beltran-headed-to-yankees/article_2107836c-11ad-574b-af34-63055d2745d6.html

18 Sweetspot

Cano hopefully first move of many for M's

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/42812/cano-hopefully-first-move-of-many-for-ms

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

Explaining Mistake Splits

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22369

20 Fangraphs

> James Loney & The Bucs: Sometimes Average Is An Upgrade

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/james-loney-the-bucs-sometimes-average-is-an-upgrade/

Song: Something About December   Christina Perri