JAL’s There’s a New World Just Opening for Me Morning Links

There’s a New World Just Opening for Me The Kinks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVSJA5YTc6w

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

Steven Brault to Start for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday

https://rumbunter.com/2018/04/02/steven-brault-start-pittsburgh-pirates-thursday/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

All aboard the Jose Martinez train

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/4/2/17180898/jose-martinez-breakout-middle-of-the-order-bat-marcell-ozuna-thump-thump-thump

7 Green Weenie

4/2: A Whole Bunch of Random Stuff...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/04/42-whole-bunch-of-random-stuff.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Rob Manfred should never, ever mess with extra innings

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/4/2/17183800/mlb-opening-day-rob-manfred-extra-innings-pace-of-play-long-games-are-good-leave-them-alone-please

9 Pirates Breakdown

The Nine players most important to the Pirates season

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/04/02/pittsburgh-pirates-nine-players/

Pittsburgh Pirates rotation: Walking a tightrope?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/04/02/pittsburgh-pirates-rotation-walking-a-tightrope/

10 Minneapolis Star Tribune

Pirates rough up Lance Lynn, hold on to beat Twins 5-4

http://www.startribune.com/pirates-rough-up-lance-lynn-hold-on-to-beat-twins-5-4/478567243/

11 The Point of Pittsburgh</b>

The NL Central Does Not Have Good Starting Pitching

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/the-nl-central-does-not-have-good-starting-pitching/

12 Call to the Pen

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Trevor Williams has start reminiscent of Dock Ellis

https://calltothepen.com/2018/04/02/pittsburgh-pirates-pitcher-trevor-williams-has-start-reminiscent-of-dock-ellis/

13 Quartz

The squeezing of baseball’s middle class

https://qz.com/1242466/major-league-baseball-projections-for-2018-show-the-growing-gap-between-best-and-worst/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Mikolas allows three homers but bangs one himself as Cardinals beat Brewers

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/mikolas-allows-three-homers-but-bangs-one-himself-as-cardinals/article_106cabac-80d3-54af-a983-5efb721a6e2c.html

15 SB Nation

Shohei Ohtani is good, Kevin Pillar is ruthless, and John Sterling should travel through time

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/4/2/17181064/shohei-ohtani-kevin-pillar-john-sterling-jose-altuve-mrrrrrllllllllaaaaawlllllll

16 CBS Sports

Ten takeaways from the first weekend of the 2018 MLB regular season

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/ten-takeaways-from-the-first-weekend-of-the-2018-mlb-regular-season/

17 Fangraphs

From Sportsmen to Investment Bankers: The Evolution of Baseball’s Owners

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/from-sportsmen-to-investment-bankers-the-evolution-of-baseballs-owners/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Grabbing a Cold One

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/38893/short-relief-grabbing-cold-one/

19 National Pastime Museum

“YOU’RE ONE OF THOSE CROOKED CHICAGO BALLPLAYERS”: THE STABBING OF BUCK HERZOG (PART 4)

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/you-re-one-those-crooked-chicago-ballplayers-stabbing-buck-herzog-part-4

20Blog Predictions

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

21 Foo’s Survey Results

https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-CNGHLMX58/