JAL’s Needles and Pins Morning Links

Needles and Pins Jackie DeShannon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbM_Zmx9kA

Based on comment on the blog, this week will be 7 versions of Needles and Pins by 7 performers

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

Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training News & Notes: February 17

https://rumbunter.com/2018/02/17/pittsburgh-pirates-spring-training-news-notes-february-17/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Cardinals News and Notes: Bud Norris, prospects, a potential closer, and prospects

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/2/17/17022326/cardinals-news-and-notes-bud-norris-prospects-a-potential-closer-and-prospects

7 Green Weenie

2/17: Nate Inked; Demon for Turkey Mike; Groat Award; Pace of Play 1900s Style; HBD Rivington, Eddie, Ed, Whammy & Don

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/02/217-nate-inked-demon-for-turkey-mike.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs historical sleuthing: All-Star edition

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/2/17/17021696/cubs-historical-sleuthing-all-star-edition

9 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates 40 in 40- Jordan Milbrath

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/02/17/pittsburgh-pirates-jordan-milbrath-2/

The Pittsburgh Pirates and repeated mistakes

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/02/17/pittsburgh-pirates-repeated-mistakes/

10 The Virginian-Pilot

Buster Posey, new SF teammate Andrew McCutchen go way back

https://pilotonline.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_db7d16bc-e855-550d-8718-e3ef6d056d92.html

11 Forbes</b>

MLB: Is It Too Much To Ask For Good Baseball Commissioner?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardcole/2018/02/17/mlb-is-it-too-much-to-ask-for-a-good-baseball-commissioner/#58e48f047038

12 Mass Live

MLB free agency: Red Sox's Craig Kimbrel gives reason why slow market 'might be a good thing,' say he'd like to stay with Sox

http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2018/02/mlb_free_agency_red_soxs_craig.html

NY Post

How the Evil Empire — or the Good Guys — took over this town

https://nypost.com/2018/02/17/how-the-evil-empire-or-the-good-guys-took-over-this-town/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  'Hello, Yadier Molina. I'm Adam Wainwright. You new around here?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/hello-yadier-molina-i-m-adam-wainwright-you-new-around/article_7caadabf-242e-5ad9-a218-a0a13f854557.html

15 SB Nation

Maybe Tim Lincecum is duct tape

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/2/17/17023094/maybe-tim-lincecum-is-duct-tape

16 CBS Sports

Giants reportedly get creative to sign Tony Watson, avoid luxury tax penalties

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/giants-reportedly-get-creative-to-sign-tony-watson-avoid-luxury-tax-penalties/

17 Fangraphs

Chris von der Ahe and the Terrible, Awful, No Good, Very Bad Year

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/chris-von-der-ahe-and-the-terrible-awful-no-good-very-bad-year/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Prospectus Feature: Pitch Tunneling with Michael Wacha

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/37877/prospectus-feature-pitch-tunneling-michael-wacha/

19 National Pastime Museum

THE 1971 WINTER MEETINGS

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/1971-winter-meetings