JAL’s Golden Skans Morning Links

Golden Skans Klaxons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-SJjFcnsGs

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 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

6 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates Should Target Jordan Montgomery In A Cole Trade

https://rumbunter.com/2017/12/15/pittsburgh-pirates-target-jordan-montgomery-cole-trade/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

Checking out Yairo Munoz and Max Schrock

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/12/15/16779238/cardinals-athletics-trade-stephen-piscotty-yairo-munoz-max-schrock-marcell-ozuna-prospects

8 Green Weenie

12/15 Happenings: Vic Willis & Jim Bunning Deals; Matt Stairs & Vic Janowicz Sign; Francis/Savage Trade; 2003 Rule 5 Raid

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/12/1215-happenings-vic-willis-jim-bunning.html

9 Bleed Cubbie Blue

A very preliminary look at the Cubs’ 2018 payroll and how it relates to the luxury tax

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/12/15/16777634/cubs-2018-payroll-luxury-tax

10 Pirates Breakdown

Report: Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees remain engaged in Gerrit Cole talks

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/12/15/pittsburgh-pirates-yankees-cole-trade/

11 MLB

Seven unbreakable MLB records you probably haven't heard of before

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2017/12/15/263183898

12 Sporting News

MLB trade rumors: Winter meetings leave plenty of unfinished business

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/mlb-trade-rumors-yankees-cardinals-red-sox-jd-martinez-longoria-machado-orioles-darvish-arrieta-hosmer/hy2n4643n5a41a49tcr3vkyjt

13 Toronto Star

Japanese pitcher Yusei Kikuchi will kick off MLB bidding war

https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2017/12/14/japanese-pitcher-yusei-kikuchi-will-kick-off-mlb-bidding-war.html

14 Real Sport

MLB: How these first-year managers can succeed in 2018

https://realsport101.com/news/sports/mlb/mlb-managers-how-these-first-year-skippers-can-succeed-in-2018/

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Concerned about Cardinals' rotation? Not Mozeliak

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/concerned-about-cardinals-rotation-not-mozeliak/article_b50cce44-8f4e-5535-9528-314b415aa51c.html

  16 SB Nation

Grading the 2017 Winter Meetings

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/12/15/16778698/2017-winter-meetings-mlb-trades-free-agency-hot-stove

17 CBS Sports

Between Ohtani and improving the infield, the Angels suddenly look like contenders

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/between-ohtani-and-improving-the-infield-the-angels-suddenly-look-like-contenders/

18 Fangraphs

Carlos Santana Makes It a Crowd in Philly

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/carlos-santana-makes-it-a-crowd-in-philly/

19 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Now You’re Playing with Power

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/36713/short-relief-now-youre-playing-power/

20 Sports on Earth

EVALUATING THE THIRD-BASE MARKET

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/263613588/mlb-hot-stove-free-agents-third-base-market