Wednesday, November 5, 2014

JAL’s Catch the Wind Morning Links






Catch the Wind Donovan 1964

GENERAL UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions


2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates


3 BFFL’s 2014 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet


4 Cot’s Baseball Contracts

Potential 2015 Free Agents


BLOGS and such

5—Pirates Prospects


First Pitch: Once Again, Clint Hurdle Should Be the Manager of the Year


AFL: Josh Bell and Elias Diaz Each Reach Base Three Times In Loss


6 Bucs Dugout

Pirates going to 'unusual lengths' to sign Russell Martin, who reportedly wants 5 years



7 Green Weenie

11/4: Wee Tommy, Dick Groat, John Grabow, Benito Outpolls Mike Dunne...




8 Rumbunter

Is A Stud Catcher Necessary To Win World Series Title


9 WHYGAVS

THE OFF-SEASON: FOCUSING ON PITCHING AND CATCHING


NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

10 Sports Injury Alert

Pirates Injury Update: Jameson Taillon has started throwing program


11 Chicago Sun Times

> Who will Cubs pursue in free-agent market?


12 SB Nation

Which MLB free agents are hurt most by the qualifying offer?



13 USA Today

MLB free agent preview: Starting pitchers


14 Cincinnati Enquirer 

Fay: Expect Reds to shop for bargains in free agency


15 CBS Sports

Top 10 free-agent 1B/DHs: V-Mart, Nelson Cruz lead pack


16 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy loses out to Yadier Molina for Gold Glove


17 St Louis Post-Dispatch

Bernie: David Bell promotion was predictable



18 Baseball Prospectus

Painting the Black:  The Free Agent 50


19 Fangraphs

The Obvious Lessons of One Dimensional Hitters


20 Just a Bit Outside

BUYERS, BEWARE: REGRESSION STALKS THE SUDDENLY OVERACHIEVING



21 Sports On Earth

FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM BBWAA FINALISTS



22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates can't snag Gold Gloves

Ron Cook: Huntington’s workload tough, heavy


23 Tribune Review

Rossi: Bucs can weather loss of Martin


Pirates notebook: McCutchen is MVP finalist; Hurdle finalist for NL top manager