JAL’s The Journey Home Morning Links

The Journey Home Sarah Brightman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uMVsf4EeQ8

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 Mailbag: March 21, 2018

https://rumbunter.com/2018/03/21/pittsburgh-pirates-mailbag-march-21-2018/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

VEB 2018 Projections Results: Jedd Gyorko

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/3/21/17141648/cardinals-viva-el-birdos-2018-projections-results-jedd-gyorko

7 Green Weenie

3/21: PA Takes the Reins; Lefty, Ross Deals; Estaban Inked; HBD Manny, Shawon, Pablo, Bill & Mysterious

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/03/321-pa-takes-reins-lefty-ross-deals.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Kyle Schwarber will probably lead off at times this year and people’s heads will explode

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/3/21/17146752/kyle-schwarber-cubs-leadoff-hitter

9 Pirates Breakdown

Chad Kuhl is a starting pitcher, period.

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/03/21/pittsburgh-pirates-chad-kuhl-starter/

10 NY Post

Where else Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton cash could’ve gone

https://nypost.com/2018/03/20/was-giancarlo-stanton-really-the-splash-yankees-should-have-made/

11 Peoria Journal Star</b>

For non-vested retirees, baseball has no clothes

http://www.pjstar.com/sports/20180320/for-non-vested-retirees-baseball-has-no-clothes

12 Arizona Daily Star

Pirates happy to again have versatile Rodriguez

http://tucson.com/sports/pirates-happy-to-again-have-versatile-rodriguez/article_d59e1c0f-6447-5419-bce0-a9855fa02d52.html

13 Brew Crew Ball

2018 NL Central Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates

https://www.brewcrewball.com/2018/3/21/17143720/2018-nl-central-preview-pittsburgh-pirates

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  How Cards' roster battles are playing out

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/how-cards-roster-battles-are-playing-out/collection_9f112469-7a95-5bf9-a681-296336a6924f.html

15 SB Nation

The Brewers ended their strange offseason by not signing Alex Cobb

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/3/21/17147208/brewers-offseason-alex-cobb

16 CBS Sports

Daniel Murphy injury update: Nationals second baseman could be out several weeks

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/daniel-murphy-injury-update-nationals-second-baseman-could-be-out-several-weeks/

17 Fangraphs

A Rebuilding Year: My Way Back to Baseball

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/a-rebuilding-year-my-way-back-to-baseball/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: The Slowing Ascent

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/38640/short-relief-slowing-ascent/

19 National Pastime Museum

THE TIM MURNANE ALL-STAR BENEFIT GAME

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/tim-murnane-all-star-benefit-game

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/

21 Blog Prediction Contest

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html

22 Foo’s Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YLFL9Q7

Blue Jays vs Pirates 6:05 PM

Blue Jays

Joe Biagini (R)       

Pirates

Chad Kuhl (R)

Blue Jays

1. Curtis Granderson (L) LF

2. Kevin Pillar (R) CF

3. Justin Smoak (S) 1B

4. Randal Grichuk (R) RF

5. Kendrys Morales (S) DH

6. Yangervis Solarte (S) 2B

7. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 3B

8. Bo Bichette (R) SS

9. Danny Jansen (R) C

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

3. Colin Moran (L) 3B

4. David Freese (R) 1B

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

6. Sean Rodriguez (R) CF

7. Jordan Luplow (R) RF

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Chad Kuhl (R) P

5

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

4

  W: D. McGuire (2-0)   L: F. Rivero (1-1)   S: C. Girodo (1)

6:05 PM ET, March 22, 2018 LECOM Park, Bradenton, Florida  Attendance: 6,052

• Box

Toronto Blue Jays Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG C. Granderson, LF 3 0 1 0 2 .306 .395 .833   H. Ramírez, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 K. Pillar, CF 4 0 0 0 0 .425 .452 .600   D. Davis, CF 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 J. Smoak, 1B 3 1 1 1 4 .222 .300 .444   E. Guerrero, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 R. Grichuk, RF 4 1 1 0 1 .280 .296 .400   C. Panas, RF 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 K. Morales, DH 4 0 1 0 1 .208 .255 .354 Y. Solarte, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 .136 .191 .273   J. Berti, 2B 1 1 1 1 4 .222 .222 .667 V. Guerrero Jr., 3B 4 1 2 1 3 .667 .667 .778 B. Bichette, SS 4 1 1 2 4 .429 .429 .857 D. Jansen, C 4 0 0 0 0 .105 .182 .158   J. Biagini, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   D. McGuire, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   T. Mayza, P 0 0 0 0 0 - -   R. Cruz, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   C. Girodo, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 35 5 8 5 19 - - -

Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG A. Frazier, LF 5 0 1 1 1 .357 .426 .595   A. Reyes, PR 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .571 J. Harrison, 2B 4 1 1 0 2 .194 .310 .306 C. Moran, 3B 5 1 3 1 3 .333 .360 .396 D. Freese, 1B 2 1 0 0 0 .241 .303 .414   W. Craig, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 F. Cervelli, C 3 0 2 2 2 .379 .486 .690 S. Rodríguez, CF 3 0 0 0 0 .270 .357 .622 J. Luplow, RF 4 0 1 0 1 .237 .225 .579 J. Mercer, SS 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .282 .343   M. De La Cruz, PR 0 1 0 0 0 - - - C. Kuhl, P 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250   D. Neverauskas, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   F. Rivero, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Portorreal, PH 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   M. Feliz, P 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   J. Smoker, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   D. Busby, PH 1 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 Totals 35 4 9 4 10 - - -

2B: Tor 2, C. Granderson (3), V. Guerrero Jr. (1). Pit 1, J. Harrison (4).

HR: Tor 3, J. Smoak (2), J. Berti (1), B. Bichette (1).

Toronto Blue Jays Player IP H R ER BB K ERA J. Biagini 4.1 4 3 3 3 2 6.50 D. McGuire, (W 2-0) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0.00 T. Mayza 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 1.93 R. Cruz 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 1.29 C. Girodo, (S 1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1.13

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K ERA C. Kuhl 5.1 5 2 1 1 5 8.27 D. Neverauskas 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 7.27 F. Rivero, (L 1-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 6.00 M. Feliz 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 3.27 J. Smoker 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 4.82

Errors: Pit 1, C. Kuhl (1).

Caught Stealing: Pit 1, J. Harrison (1).

Wild Pitches: Tor 2, J. Biagini 2.

Time: 3:05

Attendance - 6,052