JAL’s Froggy Went A-Courtin Morning Links

Froggy Went A-Courtin  Tex Ritter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFJLbMVgS-E

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 16: Baltimore Orioles 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

https://rumbunter.com/2018/03/10/grapefruit-league-game-16-baltimore-orioles-13-pittsburgh-pirates-5/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Cardinals don’t sign Lance Lynn; the qualifying offer is unfair

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/3/10/17105040/cardinals-lance-lynn-minnesota-twins-qualifying-offer-starter-unfair

7 Green Weenie

3/10: Heaton for Gibson; Sanders Signs; HBD John, Tike, Pops, Chief, Gene, Judge, Jack & Art

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/03/310-heaton-for-gibson-sanders-signs-hbd.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs 4, White Sox 4: There is a tie in the lives of men

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/3/10/17105326/cubs-white-sox-recap-victor-caratini-eloy-jimenez-mlb-scores

9 Pirates Breakdown

Uncertain future for Daniel Nava

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/03/09/pittsburgh-pirates-wake-up-call-uncertain-future-daniel-nava/

10 The Herald

Ngoepe had busy offseason promoting baseball in South Africa

http://www.sharonherald.com/sports/ngoepe-had-busy-offseason-promoting-baseball-in-south-africa/article_b07ec32a-2425-11e8-b3a9-ab2d715e12cf.html

11Yahoo Sports</b>

The verdict is in on Shohei Ohtani's bat and it's not good

https://sports.yahoo.com/verdict-shohei-ohtanis-bat-not-good-023611674.html

12 Newsday

Away from MLB’s normal spring training, a camp nowhere of sorts for baseball’s long list of free agents

https://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/david-lennon/away-from-mlb-s-normal-spring-training-a-camp-nowhere-of-sorts-for-baseball-s-long-list-of-free-agents-1.17252111

13 Denver Post

If even Charlie Blackmon can get lost in the stats, what do players think of MLB’s numbers game?

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/03/10/mlb-numbers-game-what-players-think/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Wacha gives up four in four as Cards lose 7-3

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/wacha-gives-up-four-in-four-as-cards-lose/article_be907aca-d5cc-58a1-96b7-28986f8b9612.html

15 SB Nation

MLB will broadcast games exclusively on Facebook, for some reason

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/3/10/17103320/mlb-will-broadcast-games-exclusively-on-facebook-for-some-reason

16 CBS Sports

Royals starting outfielder suspended 80 games following positive drug test

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/royals-starting-outfielder-suspended-80-games-following-positive-drug-test/

17 Fangraphs

Some Physics of Humidors

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/some-physics-of-humidors/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Transaction Analysis: Opportunistic Twins Provide Landing Spot for Lance Lynn

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/38391/transaction-analysis-opportunistic-twins-provide-landing-spot-lance-lynn/

19 National Pastime Museum

A Brief History of Spring Training: A Writer's Take

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/brief-history-spring-training-writers-take

20 CBS Sports

2018 MLB Spring Training: Previews, depth charts and schedules for all 30 teams

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2018-mlb-spring-training-previews-depth-charts-and-schedules-for-all-30-teams/

5

Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E Pittsburgh 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 2 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

0

  W: C. Holmes (2-0)   L: J. Biagini (2-2)

1:07 PM ET, March 11, 2018 Dunedin Stadium, Dunedin, Florida  Attendance: 4,752

• Box

Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG A. Frazier, DH 4 2 2 2 5 .435 .536 .739   A. Reyes, PH-DH 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .667 G. Polanco, RF 3 1 1 1 4 .316 .381 .737   E. Wood, RF 2 0 1 0 1 .368 .455 .526 E. Díaz, C 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .571   J. Stallings, C 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .417 J. Bell, 1B 2 0 0 1 0 .192 .241 .385   R. Lavarnway, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .467 J. Osuna, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 .292 .320 .583   E. Weiss, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .133 .214 B. Brentz, LF 3 0 1 0 1 .231 .333 .346   J. Martin, LF 1 0 1 0 1 .188 .188 .188 A. Meadows, CF 2 1 0 0 0 .368 .429 .737   B. Reynolds, CF 1 0 0 0 0 .063 .063 .063 C. Bostick, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 .130 .200 .261   P. Reyes, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 K. Kramer, SS 3 1 1 1 3 .357 .550 1.000   C. Tucker, SS 1 0 0 0 0 .091 .286 .182   C. Holmes, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   C. Sadler, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   D. Magnifico, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Leathersich, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Stilson, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   B. McKinney, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 33 5 8 5 16 - - -

Toronto Blue Jays Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG D. Travis, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .545   T. Lopes, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .368 .400 Y. Solarte, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 .080 .148 .200   J. Berti, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 K. Pillar, CF 2 0 1 0 1 .455 .478 .727   A. Alford, RF 2 0 1 0 1 .333 .321 .704 J. Smoak, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143   J. Leblebijian, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 .219 .286 .406 K. Morales, DH 3 0 0 0 0 .207 .258 .379   M. Pentecost, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 .105 .227 .158 T. Hernández, LF 2 0 1 0 1 .308 .333 .577   J. Davis, PR-LF 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .278 .313 A. Díaz, SS 2 0 1 0 1 .182 .217 .182   R. Ureña, SS 2 0 1 0 1 .100 .143 .100 R. McGuire, C 2 0 0 0 0 .300 .333 .600   D. Jansen, C 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .214 .250 R. Fields, RF-CF 3 0 0 0 0 .412 .474 .706   J. Biagini, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Fernandez, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   D. Barnes, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   L. Santos, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   M. Dermody, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   D. McGuire, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Shafer, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 33 0 5 0 5 - - -

3B: Pit 1, K. Kramer (2).

HR: Pit 2, A. Frazier (1), G. Polanco (2).

SF: Pit 1, J. Bell (1). Tor 0,

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K ERA C. Holmes, (W 2-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 4.91 C. Sadler 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 D. Magnifico 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 7.36 J. Leathersich 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 11.57 J. Stilson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 12.60 B. McKinney 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 1.69

Toronto Blue Jays Player IP H R ER BB K ERA J. Biagini, (L 2-2) 1.2 4 5 5 2 2 8.10 J. Fernandez 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 D. Barnes 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 7.20 L. Santos 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 M. Dermody 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 D. McGuire 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 J. Shafer 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 2.08

Errors: Pit 2, J. Osuna (3), E. Weiss (2).

Stolen Bases: Pit 2, J. Martin (1), A. Meadows (1).

Caught Stealing: Tor 1, K. Pillar (2).

Time: 2:46

Attendance - 4,752