JAL’s Cold Weather Blues Morning Links

Cold Weather Blues  Muddy Waters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojfMCYpDda8

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

Pirates 2018 Draft Preview: Nick Madrigal

https://rumbunter.com/2018/01/08/pirates-2018-draft-preview-nick-madrigal/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

Will the new Kolten Wong continue into 2018?

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2018/1/8/16856844/cardinals-kolten-wong-offense-statcast-xwoba-paul-dejong-approach-walks-babip

8 Green Weenie

1/8: Goose HoF; Jose Inked; RIP Kitten; HBD Augie, Walker, Bo, Twitch & John

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/01/18-goose-hof-jose-inked-rip-kitten-hbd.html

9 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs Heroes and Goats 2017 biggest WPA countdown: No. 5 negative

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/1/8/16862908/cubs-heroes-and-goats-2017-biggest-wpa-countdown-no-5-negative

10 Pirates Breakdown

Analyzing a potential Pittsburgh Pirates – Houston Astros Gerrit Cole trade

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/01/08/pittsburgh-pirates-astros-cole-trade/

11 KCGR TV

Sunday Night Spotlight: Mitch Keller

http://www.kcrg.com/content/sports/Sunday-Night-Spotlight-Mitch-Kelelr-468270263.html

12 Call to the Pen</b>

Major League Baseball is in Need of a Facelift

https://calltothepen.com/2018/01/07/major-league-baseball-is-in-need-of-a-facelift/

13 Sporting News

MLB trade rumors: Why has this Hot Stove season moved at a glacial pace?

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/mlb-trade-rumors-2018-free-agents-darvish-arrieta-jd-martinez-hosmer-moustakas-yankees-dodgers-harper/1u5d15nap219l191jbm1hsv9a4

14 Bleacher Report

Sink or Swim: Young MLB Players in Danger of Flaming Out in 2018

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2752835-sink-or-swim-young-mlb-players-in-danger-of-flaming-out-in-2018

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cardinals chat with Rick Hummel

http://sports.live.stltoday.com/Event/Cardinals_chat_with_Rick_Hummel_15?Page=0

16 SB Nation

The Hall of Fame case for Omar Vizquel

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/1/8/16863252/omar-vizquel-hall-of-fame-voting-indians

17 CBS Sports

Astros' owner says team 'actively pursuing high-end starter,' and it could be Cole

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-hot-stove-astros-owner-says-team-is-actively-pursuing-high-end-starter-and-it-could-be-cole/

18 Fangraphs

Have We Passed Peak Tommy John?

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/have-we-passed-peak-tommy-john/

19 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Flu-Like Symptoms: The Stop Sign at Second Base

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/36954/flu-like-symptoms-stop-sign-second-base/

20 Sports on Earth

TOP REMAINING NEEDS FOR MLB TEAMS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/264399608/biggest-offseason-needs-left-mlb-teams