JAL’s December 17 Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IbVCETcbwg

 December 17  Jean Michel Jarre

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

A Look At The Depth Chart: First Base

http://rumbunter.com/2015/12/16/pittsburgh-pirates-depth-chart/

7 Viva El Birdos

A lineup with no superstars

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2015/12/16/10213668/a-lineup-with-no-superstars

8 Green Weenie

12/16: HBD Rick Sofield; Ray Mueller, Bobby Schantz, Benito Santiago Deals

 

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/12/1216-hbd-rick-sofield-ray-mueller-bobby.html

9 Reds Reporter

Reds trade Todd Frazier to White Sox as part of three team deal with Dodgers

http://www.redreporter.com/2015/12/16/10297134/todd-frazier-trade-reds-white-sox-dodgers

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Addison Russell's New Number Is...

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/12/16/10320828/addison-russell-new-number

11 WHYGAVS

ALEN HANSON AND THE NEIL WALKER TRADE (PLUS: THE 2016 ZIPS PROJECTIONS!)

          

http://whygavs.com/december-2015/alen-hanson-and-the-neil-walker-trade-plus-the-2016-zips-projections.html

12 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates notebook: Beyond Morneau, few free-agent first basemen left </b>

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/12/17/Pirates-notebook-Beyond-Morneau-few-free-agent-first-basemen-left/stories/201512170111

13 Pittsburgh Sporting News

  2016 ZiPS Projections see many surprises for Pittsburgh PIrates

http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/2016-zips-projections-see-many-surprises-for-pittsburgh-pirates/29713

14 Sports Blog

James Loney Trade Rumors: Pittsburgh Pirates Interested

http://inningseaters.sportsblog.com/posts/9069144/james-loney-trade-rumors--pittsburgh-pirates-interested.html

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch

More surgery for Molina

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/more-surgery-for-molina/article_d8919030-5192-5156-926f-24870de99ae9.html

16 USA Today

Armour: Will Cuban players ever freely move to MLB?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2015/12/16/cuba-major-league-baseball-lourdes-gourriel/77447446/

17 SB Nation   

Making sense of the 3-team Todd Frazier trade

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/12/16/10308274/reds-white-sox-dodgers-trade-todd-frazier

18 CBS Sports

Is elite defender Jim Edmonds worthy of the Hall of Fame?

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25415798/is-elite-defender-jim-edmonds-worthy-of-the-hall-of-fame

19 Fangraphs

The Cubs as the Best Team In Baseball

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-cubs-as-the-best-team-in-baseball/

20 Sports on Earth

10 YEARS OF THREE-TEAM TRADES

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/159863140/frazier-white-sox-10-years-three-team-trades

21 Fox Sports

Dodgers might not be done with pursuit of Marlins' Fernandez

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/los-angeles-dodgers-jose-fernandez-miami-marlins-mlb-hot-stove-121615