JAL’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Morning Links

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDOL7iY8kfo

1 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 Week in Review 4/13 – 4/19

https://rumbunter.com/2018/04/20/pittsburgh-pirates-week-3-in-review/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Checking in on some former Redbirds

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/4/20/17259888/checking-in-on-some-former-redbirds

7 Green Weenie

4/20 TRS-PNC Park Era: Teke & Tim Go; Hans Marker; X-Tras Action; Game Stories; HBD Chris

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/04/420-trs-pnc-park-era-teke-tim-go-hans.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Here’s why I’ve stopped using the Cubs’ official scorecard to keep score at Wrigley Field

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/4/20/17244804/cubs-official-scorecard-wrigley-field-mine-is-better

9 Pirates Breakdown

Checking in on Tyler Glasnow

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/04/20/checking-in-on-tyler-glasnow/

10 Denver Post

Why the drop in home runs in 2018? MLB had better hope it’s the weather.

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/20/mlb-home-run-decline/

11 Philadelphia Inquirer</b>

Odubel Herrera leads Phillies to win over Pirates

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/phillies-pirates-recap-score-odubel-herrera-triple-ben-lively-20180420.html

12 Delaware News Journal

Middletown, UD grad Kuhl continues to adjust, evolve in third big-league season

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/baseball/2018/04/20/middletown-delaware-chad-kuhl-pirates-pitcher/532352002/

13 The Athletic

Rosenthal: Company that offers minor leaguers up-front payments drawing scrutiny within baseball

https://theathletic.com/322664/2018/04/20/rosenthal-company-that-offers-minor-leaguers-up-front-payments-drawing-scrutiny-within-baseball/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  BenFred: A common-sense solution for the Cardinals' ongoing bullpen debate

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-a-common-sense-solution-for-the-cardinals-ongoing-bullpen/article_a234d11d-14a6-5138-a492-672db2985b05.html

15 SB Nation

We don’t appreciate Fernando Rodney enough

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/4/20/17262014/fernando-rodney-twins-closer-appreciation

16 CBS Sports

MLB Friday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: Looking forward to Kershaw vs. Scherzer

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-friday-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-looking-forward-to-kershaw-vs-scherzer/

17 Fangraphs

Pitcher Spotlight: J.A. Happ, Strikeout King

https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/pitcher-spotlight-j-a-happ-strikeout-king/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: The Evils of Others

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/39392/short-relief-3/

19 National Pastime Museum

HOW THE BOSTON RED SOX WON THE 1967 PENNANT

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/how-boston-red-sox-won-1967-pennant

20 Blog Predictions

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

Pirates (12-8) at Phillies (12-7)  4:05 PM EDT

Pirates

Steven Brault (L)                           

Phillies

Aaron Nola (R)

Pirates

1. Sean Rodriguez (R) 2B

2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

6. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

7. Colin Moran (L) 3B

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

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. Scott Kingery (R) SS

7. Aaron Altherr (R) RF

8. Jorge Alfaro (R) C

9. Aaron Nola (R) P