JAL’s Needles and Pins Morning Links

 

Needles and Pins Del Shannon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvlZrpJV3t4

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

Corey Dickerson Could Provide A Low Risk Move For The Pirates

https://rumbunter.com/2018/02/18/corey-dickerson-provide-low-risk-move-pirates/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

The Cards’ High-Strikeout Bullpen Gamble

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/2/18/17025172/the-cards-high-strikeout-bullpen-gamble-dominic-leone-bud-norris-gregerson-tyler-lyons-greg-holland

7 Green Weenie

2/18: AVS Signs, The King; HBD Bruce, Manny, Bob, Maxie, Luis, Cal & Sherry

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/02/218-avs-signs-king-hbd-bruce-manny-bob.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

The market for Jake Arrieta appears to be shrinking

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/2/18/17025006/jake-arrieta-free-agent-rumors

9 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates 40 in 40 – Nick Kingham

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/02/18/pittsburgh-pirates-40-40-nick-kingham/

The Pittsburgh Pirates and repeated mistakes

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

10 KDKA

Mack: When Will Pirates’ Actions Back Up Their Words?

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/02/18/pittsburgh-pirates-neal-huntington-pirates-actions/

11 Indiana Gazette</b>

Freese told it like it is with the Pirates

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

12 Mercury News

What Bob Melvin expects with looming MLB pace of play changes

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/18/what-bob-melvin-expects-with-looming-mlb-pace-of-play-changes/

13 Washington Post

Pirates’ Diaz discusses mother’s kidnapping ordeal

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/pirates-diaz-discusses-mothers-kidnapping-ordeal/2018/02/18/71d8a9a8-14ce-11e8-930c-45838ad0d77a_story.html?utm_term=.5a827001df39

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Hochman: No delusions of grand slam grandeur with Ozuna and Cards

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-no-delusions-of-grand-slam-grandeur-with-ozuna-and/article_7e532682-6892-5660-ab08-e53dd988b76f.html

15 SB Nation

Saturday night’s all right for making tons of baseball moves

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/2/18/17024816/saturday-nights-alright-for-making-baseball-moves-eric-hosmer-padres-rays-dickerson-odorizzi

16 CBS Sports

Padres sign Eric Hosmer: What it means for Hosmer, Padres, Royals and Red Sox

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/padres-sign-eric-hosmer-what-it-means-for-hosmer-padres-royals-and-red-sox/

17 Fangraphs

Jake Odorizzi Is Probably an Adjustment Away

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jake-odorizzi-is-probably-an-adjustment-away/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Those Who Stay Afloat

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/37892/short-relief-stay-afloat/

19 National Pastime Museum

HARVEY HADDIX AND HIS PERFECT LOSS

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/harvey-haddix-and-his-perfect-loss