JAL’s Handy Man Morning Links

 

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

Handy Man  Jimmy Jones 1960 8^th most popular song of 1960

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 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8jN0zO-DxI0eVkyazRFY2IzLU0&usp=sharing

5 Pirates Prospects

Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Spring Training Tracker

http://www.piratesprospects.com/st2015

BLOGS and such

6—Pirates Prospects

First Pitch: Six Pirates Relievers Who Hit 98+ MPH; Who Will Win a Bullpen Spot?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/first-pitch-six-pirates-relievers-who-hit-98-mph-who-will-win-a-bullpen-spot.html

Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Top Prospects: #3 – Austin Meadows

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/pittsburgh-pirates-2015-top-prospects-3-austin-meadows.html

Keith Law Ranks Six Pirates Among the Best Prospects at Their Position

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/keith-law-ranks-six-pirates-among-the-best-prospects-at-their-position.html

7 Bucs Dugout

Pirates trade for Arquimedes Caminero

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2015/2/4/7979347/pirates-trade-for-arquimedes-caminero

8 Green Weenie

2/4: Possum, Dapper Dan Clemente, Bronson...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/02/24-possum-dapper-dan-clemente-bronson.html

9 Rumbunter

Do the Pittsburgh Pirates need to avoid arbitration?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/02/04/pittsburgh-pirates-need-to-avoid-arbitration/

Two Bold Predictions from the Pittsburgh Pirates Announcers

http://rumbunter.com/2015/02/03/pittsburgh-pirates-announcers-predictions/?utm_source=FanSided&utm_medium=Network&utm_campaign=Trending%20on%20FS

10 WHYGAVS

JORDY MERCER < 500

http://whygavs.com/february-2015/jordy-mercer-500.html

11 SB Nation

> Say hey, Baseball: James Shields expected to sign this week</b>

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/2/4/7976171/james-shields-free-agent-rumors-cole-hamels-yoan-moncada

Deciding where the Phillies should trade Jonathan Papelbon

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/2/4/7978423/jonathan-papelbon-trade-rumors-phillies

12 MLB

On the Cusp: Pittsburgh Pirates

http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/108339502/bernie-pleskoffs-on-the-cusp-pittsburgh-pirates

13 Minor League Ball

Harrison never doubted big league potential

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150204&content_id=107924234&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp&sid=milb

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

14 St Louis Post Dispatch

Goold: Hidden cost of signing Shields

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/goold-hidden-cost-of-signing-shields/article_e9528058-56bd-56cc-be91-4025459ae88e.html

15 USA Today

Can agreement with USA fix defects in Cuban baseball?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/02/04/cuba-mlb-defections-caribbean-series/22897737/

16 Sweetspot  

Jim Bunning is mad about the Hall of Fame

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/54930/jim-bunning-is-mad-about-the-hall-of-fame

17 CBS Sports

Franchise bests/worsts: Arizona Diamondbacks

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25037304/franchise-bests/worsts-arizona-diamondbacks

18 Fangraphs

Kris Bryant’s One Offensive Question Mark

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/kris-bryants-one-offensive-question-mark/

19 Sports on Earth

TOP 10 BATTER-PITCHER RIVALRIES

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/108394262/mlb-top-10-batter-pitcher-rivalries

20 Just a Bit Outside

SOLUTION TO MLB DRAFT DILEMMA: DON'T HAVE ONE

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/yoan-moncada-cuba-free-agency-international-draft-020415

21 Baseball Prospectus

Moving Beyond WOWY: A Mixed Approach To Measuring Catcher Framing

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25514

22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Latest acquisition for Pirates adds bullpen depth

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/02/04/Pirates-pick-up-pitcher-Arquimedes-Caminero-from-Marlins/stories/201502040190