JAL’s Nex in March Morning Links

 

Nex in March North

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

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 2018 Draft Preview: Jackson Kowar

https://rumbunter.com/2018/03/08/pittsburgh-pirates-2018-draft-preview-jackson-kowar/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

What’s better than being a Cardinals fan? A team-by-team analysis

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2018/3/8/17076924/cardinals-major-league-baseball-farm-system-win-now-rebuilding-best-worst-teams

7 Green Weenie

3/8: HoF Casey; Fed League Forms; HBD Coldwater Jim, Iron Man, Bill, Al, Toby, Juan & Joe

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/03/38-hof-casey-fed-league-forms-hbd.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Know your enemy: Minnesota Twins

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/3/8/17077638/know-your-enemy-minnesota-twins

9 Pirates Breakdown

The Honor of an Opening Day Start

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/03/08/pittsburgh-pirates-wake-up-call-the-honor-of-an-opening-day-start/

10 The Point of Pittsburgh

A Four Man Pirates Rotation: A Stupid(?) Idea

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/10540-2/

11 ESPN</b>

Starling Marte looking to help Pirates more than ever before

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22693691/pittsburgh-pirates-outfielder-starling-marte-looks-rebound-steroid-suspension

12 Penn Live

Steelers visit Pirates spring training, talk analytics

http://www.pennlive.com/steelers/index.ssf/2018/03/steelers_pirates_analytics.html

13 Full Press Coverage

30 in 30: Pittsburgh Pirates

https://fullpresscoverage.com/2018/03/08/30-in-30-pittsburgh-pirates/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

 Goold: A fielder's footprints can be revealing, because dirt doesn't lie

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/goold-a-fielder-s-footprints-can-be-revealing-because-dirt/article_173eecb3-7e62-56e2-bbe4-fc8d1c22b026.html

15 SB Nation

Tony Clark now says ‘upwards of one-third’ of teams aren’t trying their hardest to win

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/3/8/17098144/tony-clark-mlb-teams-not-trying-collusion-we-dont-know

16 CBS Sports

Greinke's velocity is down and he admits he's 'a little nervous' it won't return

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/greinkes-velocity-is-down-and-he-admits-hes-a-little-nervous-it-wont-return/

17 Fangraphs

Radio Days: A Treasure Trove of Old-Time Baseball

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/radio-days-a-treasure-trove-of-old-time-baseball/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: A Beautiful Day

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/38337/short-relief-beautiful-day/

19 National Pastime Museum

Walla Tonehka: Sentenced to Death, Reprieved to Play Baseball

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/walla-tonehka-sentenced-death-reprieved-play-baseball

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/

Pirates vs Phillies 1:05 PM

Pirates

Steven Brault (L)

Phillies

Jerad Eickhoff (R)

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

3. Jordan Luplow (R) LF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Elias Diaz (R) C

6. Max Moroff (S) 3B

7. Kevin Newman (R) SS

8. Todd Cunningham (S) CF

9. Steven Brault (L) P

Phillies

1. Cesar Hernandez (S) 2B

2. Carlos Santana (S) 1B

3. Odubel Herrera (L) CF

4. Rhys Hoskins (R) LF

5. Maikel Franco (R) 3B

6. Nick Williams (L) RF

7. Jorge Alfaro (R) C

8. Cameron Rupp (R) DH

9. J.P. Crawford (L) SS

3 0 1 1 2 .208 .269 .417   J. Suiter, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 E. Díaz, C 2 1 1 1 4 .154 .267 .615   C. Kelley, C 1 0 1 0 1 .167 .444 .167 M. Moroff, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 .278 .350 .556   E. Wood, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .357 .471 .500 K. Newman, SS 3 0 1 0 1 .286 .353 .429   P. Reyes, SS 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 T. Cunningham, CF 3 0 0 0 0 .158 .190 .211   R. Rodríguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Martin, CF 1 0 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 S. Brault, P 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000   J. Stilson, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   C. Tucker, PH 1 0 0 0 0 .100 .250 .200   D. Neverauskas, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   B. Reynolds, CF-RF 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Totals 34 5 9 5 18 - - -

Philadelphia Phillies Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG C. Hernández, 2B 3 1 2 0 3 .217 .217 .304   H. Meneses, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273   M. Walding, PH 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .462 .455 C. Santana, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 .227 .308 .273   R. Quinn, PR 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .500   T. Joseph, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .450 .522 .600 O. Herrera, CF 3 1 2 1 3 .150 .182 .200   D. Ortiz, CF 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .538 R. Hoskins, LF 2 0 2 2 3 .238 .385 .571   A. Pullin, LF 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .308 .111 M. Franco, 3B 3 0 0 1 0 .130 .167 .304   P. Florimón, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .286 .350 N. Williams, RF 3 0 0 0 0 .211 .250 .263   C. Cowgill, RF 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .353 .333 J. Alfaro, C 3 0 0 0 0 .294 .400 .529   L. Moore, C 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 C. Rupp, DH 3 0 1 0 2 .176 .263 .235   S. Kingery, PR-DH 1 0 1 0 1 .381 .435 .857 J. Crawford, SS 3 0 0 0 0 .222 .263 .222   E. Alvarez, SS 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .294 .375   J. Eickhoff, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   R. Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   H. Milner, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Thompson, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   L. García, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 36 4 9 4 13 - - -

2B: Pit 3, A. Frazier (2), G. Polanco (2), J. Bell (2). Phi 4, C. Hernández (2), O. Herrera (1), R. Hoskins (1), C. Rupp (1).

HR: Pit 2, J. Luplow (2), E. Díaz (2).

SF: Pit 2, J. Luplow (2). Phi 0,

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K ERA S. Brault, (W 2-0) 2.2 5 3 2 0 1 2.70 J. Stilson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 15.75 D. Neverauskas 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 3.60 R. Rodríguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 6.23 C. Sadler 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 T. Jones 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0.00 A. McRae, (S 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 8.31

Philadelphia Phillies Player IP H R ER BB K ERA J. Eickhoff, (L 0-2) 3.1 5 4 4 0 3 7.36 R. Pinto 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 6.75 H. Milner 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 2.25 J. Thompson 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 1.23 L. García 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 5.79

Errors: Pit 1, A. Frazier (1).

Stolen Bases: Pit 1, K. Newman (3). Phi 3, R. Quinn (1), S. Kingery 2 (4).

Time: 2:58

Attendance - 7,713