JAL’s Welcome Back Morning Links

Welcome Back John Sebastian

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

1- MLB Transactions

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

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

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

3 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

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

4 BFFL’s Pirates Stats Spreadsheet and Prediction Contest

First link is to new 2017 sheets but no data yet while second link is to 2016 data

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wMRQrWaQaLQvSs502k6qTzds_6JOlKjzNeaUNLtNLyc/edit#gid=0

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19zg6X5VUHUBW_0QTsTMLdNcgTYSq-hZIKvzLFmhwPjU/edit#gid=775822168

5 Pirates Spring Training Schedule

http://www.springtrainingconnection.com/schedule/pirates.html

6 Rumbunter

Gerrit Cole Named The Pirates Opening Day Starter

http://rumbunter.com/2017/02/25/pittsburgh-pirates-set-starting-rotation/

7 Viva El Birdos

2017 VEB Community Projections: Seung-hwan Oh

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/2/25/14720540/2017-veb-community-projections-seung-hwan-oh

8 Green Weenie

2/25: Womack Trade, Lawton Inked, MLB & Anti-Trust, Camp Perks, HBD Syd & Phil

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/02/225-womack-trade-lawton-inked-mlb-anti.html

9 Red Reporter

Reds get hits, can't score runs in loss to Cleveland

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/2/25/14738812/cincinnati-reds-cleveland-indians-goodyear-spring-training

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Know Your Enemy: Miami Marlins

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/2/25/14676820/know-your-enemy-miami-marlins

11 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Social Media Round-up: PLAY BALL!

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/02/25/pittsburgh-pirates-social-media-round-up-mlb-5/

12 Baltimore Sun

Parker Bridwell allows back-to-back homers in Orioles' 6-2 loss to Pirates</b>

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-gabriel-ynoa-has-uneven-start-as-orioles-drop-second-exhibition-game-6-2-at-pirates-20170225-story.html

13 New York Post

Behind MLB chemistry: How teams try to sniff out ‘bad guys’

http://nypost.com/2017/02/25/behind-mlb-chemistry-how-teams-try-to-sniff-out-bad-guys/

14 Real Clear Sports

MLB Should Focus on Increasing Fun

http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2017/02/26/mlb_should_focus_on_increasing_fun_98492.html

15 Bradenton Herald

Metal detectors don’t delay fans at Pittsburgh Pirates’ baseball opener

http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article135061214.html

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Fowler kick starts Cardinals without making contact in first spring game

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/fowler-kick-starts-cardinals-without-making-contact-in-first-spring/article_0a9c6c1e-2874-5ef1-80ad-a82d85ed246c.html

17 SB Nation   

The Grapefruit League and Cactus League are officially underway

http://www.sbnation.com/2017/2/25/14736154/grapefruit-league-cactus-league-spring-training-2017

18 CBS Sports

Lucas Duda's nagging back and hip issues may clear up the Mets' outfield logjam

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/lucas-dudas-nagging-back-and-hip-issues-may-clear-up-the-mets-outfield-logjam/

19 Fangraphs

How to Fix Arbitration for Relievers

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-to-fix-arbitration-for-relievers/

20 Fox Sports

Rays’ Colby Rasmus shaves ridiculed beard after wife gave him ultimatum

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/colby-rasmus-shaves-ridiculed-beard-022417

21 Baseball Prospectus

Do Robot Umps Dream of Automated Yelling?

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31237

22 Sports on Earth

STAR WARS: WHO'S MAKING HISTORY?

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/216719276/mlb-players-career-war-active-making-history



Pirates

1. Phil Gosselin (R) 2B

2. Kevin Newman (R) DH

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) RF

4. Jason Rogers (R) 3B

5. Elias Diaz (R) C

6. Jose Osuna (R) 1B

7. Eric Wood (R) LF

8. Austin Meadows (L) CF

9. Alen Hanson (S) SS

Orioles

1. Hyun Soo Kim (L) LF

2. Adam Jones (R) CF

3. Manny Machado (R) SS

4. Chris Davis (L) 1B

5. Mark Trumbo (R) DH

6. Seth Smith (L) RF

7. Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

8. Welington Castillo (R) C

9. Ryan Flaherty (L) 3B

Pirates

Jameson Taillon (R)

Orioles

Wade Miley (L)