JAL’s Random Thoughts Morning Links

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Random Thoughts Don Pullen

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 2015 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yqsKbP9Dr1sn4WnwuNO1iJ3SJ3OiBvhZp9XvyU2QpC0/edit#gid=0

4 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

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

5 ESPN

MLB calendar and key dates

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?page=mlb_calendar

BLOGS and such

6 New York Post

The 5 most aggressive MLB teams in feverish offseason

http://nypost.com/2015/11/14/the-5-most-aggressive-mlb-teams-in-feverish-offseason/

7 Viva El Birdos

Should the Cardinals pursue an ace or a stopgap?

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2015/11/14/9728438/should-the-cardinals-pursue-an-ace-or-a-stopgap

8 Green Weenie

11/14: Drabek Wins Cy Young; AJ Comes Home; Nine Man Deal w/Jays; Rojek Joins Team; HBD X-Man, Paul, Fred

 

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/11/1114-drabek-wins-cy-young-aj-comes-home.html

9 Pittsburgh Sporting News

Pirates keeping options open with Cervelli

http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/pirates-keeping-options-open-with-cervelli/29023

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

The Cubs And Alex Gordon, Free Agent

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/11/14/9722664/cubs-alex-gordon-free-agent

11 National Pastime Museum

’The Glory of Their Times’ by Lawrence Ritter

          

http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/glory-their-times-lawrence-ritter

12 Rumbunter

Make sure a Pirates fan is crowned Fan of the Year</b>

http://rumbunter.com/2015/11/12/make-sure-a-pirates-fan-is-crowned-fan-of-the-year/

13 Media Post

  MLB Partners With Real-Time Monitoring Firm

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/262511/mlb-partners-with-real-time-monitoring-firm.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=leftcolumn&utm_campaign=87878

14 Houston Chronicle

Baseball clubs walk competitive tightrope when rebuilding

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/Baseball-clubs-walk-competitive-tightrope-when-6633176.php

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

10 worst free-agent signings of the DeWitt era

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/worst-free-agent-signings-of-the-dewitt-era/collection_1ca2258d-f751-51b7-87c9-5687431609e1.html

16 USA Today

MLB free agency predictions

http://sportswire.usatoday.com/2015/11/13/mlb-free-agency-predictions/

17 SB Nation   

The Dave Dombrowski era is officially underway in Boston

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/11/14/9734104/the-dave-dombrowski-era-is-officially-underway-in-boston

18 CBS Sports

MLB free agent rankings: Daniel Murphy tops third base options

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25374007/mlb-free-agent-rankings-third-base-doesnt-offer-many-starting-options

19 Fangraphs

The 2015 Rookie Class Was the Best in 100 Years

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-2015-rookie-class-was-the-best-in-100-years/

20 Sports on Earth

RED SOX-PADRES TRADE ANALYSIS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/157336566/red-sox-padres-trade-craig-kimbrel-analysis

21 Just a Bit Outside

HUDSON & BUERHLE: TWO 'NON-PROSPECTS' WHO HIT IT BIG

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/tim-hudson-mark-buehrle-top-100-lists-baseball-america-hall-of-fame-retire-prospects-111215

22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Ron Cook: Tough calls await for Pirates, Huntington

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ron-cook/2015/11/15/Ron-Cook-Tough-calls-await-for-Pirates-Huntington/stories/201511150092