JAL’s Hasten Down the Wind Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q05wB6F1UMk

Hasten Down the Wind  Warren Zevon  1976

Hot Stove League Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PH8CXJ5

GENERAL UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions

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

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

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

3 BFFL’s 2014 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsjN0zO-DxI0dDNkaWxFNWIwNDVUQzEwYXp5SlpGNkE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

4 Cot’s Baseball Contracts

Potential 2015 Free Agents

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/league-info/potential-free-agents-for-2015/

BLOGS and such

5—Pirates Prospects

First Pitch: No Clear Answers For the Pirates at First Base

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/11/first-pitch-the-process-of-ranking-every-pirates-prospect.html

Winter Leagues: Stetson Allie Moved to Reserve List

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/11/first-pitch-no-clear-answers-for-the-pirates-at-first-base.html

AFL: Tyler Glasnow Has Another Mixed Outing

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/11/afl-tyler-glasnow-has-another-mixed-outing.html

6 Bucs Dugout

Which players project to improve or decline the most in 2015?

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/11/6/7168139/projected-most-improved-steamer-projections-pirates

Call for nominations: Pirates season awards

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/11/6/7151265/call-for-nominations-pirates-season-awards

7 Green Weenie

11/6: Tommy Thevenow, Branch Rickey, Candy Man, Adam LaRoche....

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/11/116-tommy-thevenow-branch-rickey-candy.html

8 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates Should Focus On Justin Masterson During Free Agency

http://rumbunter.com/2014/11/06/pittsburgh-pirates-focus-justin-masterson-free-agent/

9 WHYGAVS

ANDREW MCCUTCHEN AND NEIL WALKER WIN SILVER SLUGGER AWARDS

http://whygavs.com/november-2014/andrew-mccutchen-and-neil-walker-win-silver-slugger-awards.html

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

10 NY Times

With Alex Rodriguez Coming Back, Things Look Bleak in the Bronx

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/sports/baseball/bleakness-looms-with-alex-rodriguez-back.html?ref=sports&_r=0

11 Chicago Tribune

> Cubs' Tom Ricketts: 'That's Theo's money'

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-tom-ricketts-gives-theo-epstein-spending-money-20141106-story.html

12 SB Nation

Alex Rodriguez might still be good at baseball, you know

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/11/6/7167959/alex-rodriguez-yankees-2015-biogenesis

13 USA Today

MLB free agent preview: Relief pitchers

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/11/05/mlb-free-agents-2014-relief-pitchers-david-robertson/18547293/

14 Cincinnati Enquirer 

Fay: Awards season has expanded, only a few matter

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/redsblog/2014/11/06/bbwaa-awards-mean-the-most/18590609/

15 CBS Sports

Free-agent 2B rankings: Former All-Stars at the top

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24786365/free-agent-2b-rankings-former-all-stars-at-the-top

16 Sports Illustrated

NL Central Hot Stove Preview

http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/11/06/nl-central-hot-stove-preview-cardinals-pirates-brewers-reds-cubs

17 St Louis Post-Dispatch

Strauss: Cardinals now have to move on

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/joe-strauss/strauss-cardinals-now-have-to-move-on/article_2d726a7c-1fc0-572c-b922-3566df710d8e.html

18 Baseball Prospectus

Hot Stove Scouting Report: Brandon McCarthy

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25005

19 Fangraphs

Brandon McCarthy as a Value

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/brandon-mccarthy-as-a-value/

20 Just a Bit Outside

SHOULD WE LET BASEBALL JUST MOSEY ALONG?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/mlb-baseball-pace-play-time-clock-timer-pitcher-110614

21 Sports On Earth

BARGAIN BIN HOT STOVE TARGETS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/100664878/mlb-hot-stove-bargain-shields-morales-mccarthy-cruz-ramirez