JAL’s Green Green Grass of Home Morning Links

Green Green Grass of Home Tom Jones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u81CTfbc99c

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 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 Twitter Mailbag: February 2, 2018

https://rumbunter.com/2018/02/02/pittsburgh-pirates-twitter-mailbag-february-2-2018/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

It doesn’t matter if Carlos Martinez gets 20 wins

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2018/2/2/16959154/carlos-martinez-for-20-wins-pham-wainwright-carpenter-morris

8 Green Weenie

2/2 From the 60s Forward: Burleigh, Heinie, Schoolboy & Freddie; HBD Pat, Ronny & Travis

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/02/22-from-60s-forward-burleigh-heinie.html

9 Bleed Cubbie Blue

What would MLB players gain by boycotting spring training?

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/2/2/16965570/mlb-players-boycott-spring-training-threat

10 Pirates Breakdown

COLUMN: How the slow free agent market is impacting the Pittsburgh Pirates

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/02/02/pittsburgh-pirates-slow-market/

11 Baseball Essential

Astros, Copycat Nature of MLB Responsible for Slow Offseason

https://www.baseballessential.com/news/2018/02/02/astros-copycat-nature-of-mlb-responsible-for-slow-offseason/

12 Daily News Journal</b>

Michael McKenry retires from baseball, joins MTSU as director of player development

http://www.dnj.com/story/sports/college/mtsu/2018/02/02/michael-mckenry-retires-pro-ball-joins-mtsu-baseball-director-player-development/1086590001/

13 USA Today

Cold war between MLB's Rob Manfred and players continues

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/02/01/mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-players-union-pace-play/1089034001/

14 KC Star

Eric Hosmer ‘penalized’ for playing in Royals system, say MLB Network analysts

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article198044324.html

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Elite center fielders for the Cardinals

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/greatest-cardinals-center-fielders/collection_699c7ac3-75c5-5559-b178-dee64dc248b2.html

16 SB Nation

The possible return of the bullpen cart is the most important baseball story of 2018

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/2/16964690/mlb-bullpen-cart-return-2018

17 CBS Sports

Prominent MLB agent says players are 'outraged' with lack of free-agent signings

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/prominent-mlb-agent-says-players-are-outraged-with-lack-of-free-agent-signings/

18 Fangraphs

MLB Payroll Might Decrease for First Time in Long Time

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mlb-payroll-might-decrease-for-first-time-in-long-time/

19 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Rubbing Mud: Three Stats, Two Gurus, and One Underrated Pitcher

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/37504/rubbing-mud-three-stats-two-gurus-one-underrated-pitcher/

20 National Pastime Museum

THE GREATEST HITS OF BASEBALL’S BAD TRADE BAND,

1910–2010, VOLUME I

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/greatest-hits-baseball-s-bad-trade-band-1910-2010-volume-i