JAL’s Celtic New Year Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq7rvFFIpxk

Celtic New Year Van Morrison

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 Rumbunter

Pirates Outfield: High Expectations

http://rumbunter.com/2015/12/28/pirates-outfield-high-expectations/

7 Viva El Birdos

Breaking down the Rockies outfielders

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2015/12/28/10667880/breaking-down-the-rockies-outfielders

8 Green Weenie

12/28: HBD Hammer & Zane; Klu Deal; Charlie Hayes Signs

 

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/12/1228-hbd-hammer-zane-klu-deal-charlie.html

9 Beyond the Box Score

The Pirates rotation still needs upgrades

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2015/12/28/10669566/pirates-rotation-starters-still-needs-upgrades-gerrit-cole-francisco-liriano

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

2015 Cubs Victories Revisited, July 18: Cubs 4, Braves 0

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/12/28/10663810/2015-cubs-victories-revisited-july-18-cubs-braves

11 Jays Report

Blue Jays: Impact of J.A. Happ's length-of-start limitations

          

http://jaysjournal.com/2015/12/28/blue-jays-impact-of-j-a-happs-length-of-start-limitations/

12 Bleacher Report

Biggest Steals, Overpays of MLB Offseason Entering January</b>

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2602547-biggest-steals-overpays-of-mlb-offseason-entering-january

13 Number Fire

  Are the Pirates Doing Enough to Contend in the National League Central?

https://www.numberfire.com/mlb/news/7246/are-the-pirates-doing-enough-to-contend-in-the-national-league-central#

14 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates broadcaster leaves for Boston

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/12/28/Tim-Neverett-joins-Red-Sox-broadcasting-team/stories/201512280179

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Cardinals sign former Mets pitcher Hefner to a minor-league deal

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-sign-former-mets-pitcher-hefner-to-a-minor-league/article_80ab0817-253c-565c-bb41-ab6eaf3971ff.html

16 USA Today

Yankees trade for Aroldis Chapman, create potentially nasty bullpen

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/12/28/aroldis-chapman-new-york-yankees-cincinnati-reds-trade/77986784/

17 SB Nation   

Every team in the American League thinks it has a shot at the postseason

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/12/28/10675034/american-league-predictions-parity

18 CBS Sports

Can the Yankees make a three-headed bullpen monster work?

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25429796/can-the-yankees-make-a-three-headed-bullpen-monster-work-after-landing-chapman

19 Fangraphs

An End-of-the-Year MLB Legal Update

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/an-end-of-the-year-mlb-legal-update/

20 Sports on Earth

10 SHREWD LATE-WINTER SIGNINGS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/160619818/mlb-free-agent-contracts-signed-in-late-winter

21 Fox Sports

How will 2016's pitchers returning from Tommy John surgery fare?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/yu-darvish-homer-bailey-zack-wheeler-tommy-john-surgery-how-will-returning-pitchers-fare-122815