JAL’s Down in the Flood Morning Links

  

Down in the Flood Blood Sweat and Tears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj3l9JBlD2k

MLB Transactions

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

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

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

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Grapefruit League Game 3: Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Detroit Tigers 8

https://rumbunter.com/2018/02/25/grapefruit-league-game-3-pittsburgh-pirates-8-detroit-tigers-8/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

2018 Draft Preview No. 3: The Bats of ‘18

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/2/25/17050028/2018-draft-preview-no-3-the-bats-of-18-seth-beer-clemson

7 Green Weenie

2/25: Womack Dealt; Lawton Inked; Pampered Pirates; Strike Ok'ed; Exemption Upheld; HBD Syd, Phils & Jim

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/02/225-womack-dealt-lawton-inked-pampered.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Know your enemy: New York Mets

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/2/25/17030772/know-your-enemy-new-york-mets

9 Pirates Breakdown

Austin Meadows could be the biggest beneficiary of the Corey Dickerson trade

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/02/24/pittsburgh-pirates-austin-meadows/

10 KDKA

Pirates’ Jordy Mercer Happy To Pass On Advice To Prospects

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/02/25/jordy-mercer-advice-prospects-pirates-spring-training/

11 ESPN</b>

Olney: The players ought to own MLB's pace-of-play problem

http://www.espn.com/blog/buster-olney/insider/post/_/id/18232/olney-the-players-ought-to-own-mlbs-pace-of-play-problem

12 Sporting News

MLB Draft 2018: Dates, draft order, top prospects, how to watch

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/mlb-2018-draft-order-when-top-prospects-how-to-watch-online-amateur-draft-yankees-mets-cubs-red-sox/1a5jdbuwf77zj1r2ckmxigwt42

13 USA Today

Decline fears: Can Joey Votto, Robinson Cano fight off the aging curve?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/02/25/mlb-aging-curve-joey-votto-robinson-cano/370930002/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cards' Mikolas has rough debut, gives up six runs in 7-3 loss

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/cards-mikolas-has-rough-debut-gives-up-six-runs-in/article_28e6fb11-e007-59f7-b572-b251c2568714.html

15 SB Nation

Shohei Ohtani debuted on Saturday

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/2/25/17049274/shohei-ohtani-debuted-on-saturday

16 CBS Sports

Spring training 2018: The most notable bullpen-to-rotation pitchers to watch

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/spring-training-2018-the-most-notable-bullpen-to-rotation-pitchers-to-watch/

17 Fangraphs

Sunday Notes: Cactus League Meanderings (Mostly)

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sunday-notes-cactus-league-meanderings-mostly/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Transaction Analysis: 38 Homers in the Bargain Bin

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/38055/transaction-analysis-38-homers-bargain-bin/

19 National Pastime Museum

WILLIAM HULBERT AND THE FORMATION OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/william-hulbert-and-formation-national-league'

Red Sox vs Pirates  

Red Sox

Justin Haley (R)

Pirates

Ivan Nova (R)

Red Sox

1. Brock Holt (L) 2B

2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

3. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

4. Christian Vazquez (R) C

5. Blake Swihart (S) DH

6. Sam Travis (R) 1B

7. Jeremy Barfield (R) RF

8. Deven Marrero (R) SS

9. Rusney Castillo (R) CF

Pirates

1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

2. Starling Marte (R) CF

3. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. David Freese (R) 3B

6. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

7. Sean Rodriguez (R) LF

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Jordan Luplow (R) DH