JAL’s Needles and Pins Morning Links

  

Needles and Pins The Searchers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rLqPtZUWJI

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: The Outfield Alignment Shuffling Again

https://rumbunter.com/2018/02/23/pittsburgh-pirates-the-outfield-alignment-shuffling-again/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

The better pick for opening day: Harrison Bader or Tyler O’Neill

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2018/2/23/17034782/the-better-pick-for-opening-day-harrison-bader-or-tyler-oneill-pham-ozuna-fowler

7 Green Weenie

2/23 TRS/PNC Era: Martin Deal; RIP Vic; Raul, El Tiante Signs; Russ Leaves WBC; HBD Jason & Jaff

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/02/223-trspnc-era-martin-deal-rip-vic-raul.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Brewers 2, Cubs 1: It don’t matter now

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/2/23/17046756/cubs-brewers-recap-tommy-la-stella-rob-zastryzny-mlb-scores

9 Pirates Breakdown

Where will Adam Frazier’s at bats come from now?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/02/23/pittsburgh-pirates-adam-frazier-2/

10 Golden Gate Sports

San Francisco Giants: Lesser Known NRIs to Keep an Eye on

https://goldengatesports.com/2018/02/22/san-francisco-giants-nris-keep-eye/

11 City of Champions</b>

Pittsburgh Pirates: Takeaways from Game 1 of 2018 MLB Spring Training

https://cityofchampionssports.com/2018/02/23/pittsburgh-pirates-takeaways-game-one-2018-mlb-spring-training/

12 MLB

Potential '18 callup Meadows takes healthy cuts

https://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/pirates-austin-meadows-enjoys-healthy-opener/c-267077456

13Motor City Bengals

Detroit Tigers: Is newly signed Francisco Liriano a starter or reliever?

https://motorcitybengals.com/2018/02/23/detroit-tigers-newly-signed-francisco-liriano-starter-reliever/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cards' loss in exhibition opener has St. Louis flavor to it

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/cards-loss-in-exhibition-opener-has-st-louis-flavor-to/article_e4613475-9148-5c1a-a875-9766c71d442a.html

15 SB Nation

Judge sides with Miami-Dade County in early stages of Jeffrey Loria lawsuit

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/2/22/17042006/miami-dade-county-loria-lawsuit-marlins-profits

16 CBS Sports

Baseball's back, so let's watch some dingers and great defense from the first day of spring games

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/baseballs-back-so-lets-watch-some-dingers-and-great-defense-from-the-first-day-of-spring-games/

17 Fangraphs

Baseball as a Business, a Historical Perspective

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/baseball-as-a-business-a-historical-perspective/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Wilting Under the Spring Sun

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/38000/short-relief-wilting-spring-sun/

19 National Pastime Museum

THE GREATEST HITS OF THE BAD TRADE BAND, 1910-2010, VOLUME VIII

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

Yankees vs Pirates   1:05 PM

Yankees

Domingo German (R)

Pirates

Nick Kingham (R)

Yankees

1. Tyler Wade (L) 2B

2. Brandon Drury (R) 3B

3. Tyler Austin (R) 1B

4. Clint Frazier (R) LF

5. Danny Espinosa (S) DH

6. Ronald Torreyes (R) SS

7. Estevan Florial (L) CF

8. Erik Kratz (R) C

9. Shane Robinson (R) RF

Pirates

1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. David Freese (R) 3B

5. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

6. Sean Rodriguez (R) LF

7. Bryce Brentz (R) DH

8. Eric Wood (R) 1B

9. Ryan Lavarnway (R) C