JAL’s Build Me Up Buttercup Morning Links

Build Me Up Buttercup  The Foundations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iol0B-clFFM

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: Brubaker, Marvel, and Kranick Throw Well

https://rumbunter.com/2018/05/22/pittsburgh-pirates-brubaker-marvel-and-kranick-throw-well/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

How Bad was Sunday’s Lineup?

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/5/22/17370690/how-bad-was-sundays-lineup

7 Green Weenie

Bucs Get the Scooter Gennett Treatment in 7-2 Thumping

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/05/bucs-get-scooter-gennett-treatment-in-7.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs 1st round draft picks since 2000: a look back

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/5/22/17378308/cubs-1st-round-draft-picks-since-2000-a-look-back-kris-bryant-ian-happ-javier-baez-mark-prior

9 Pirates Breakdown

Pirates must be better defensively to stay in contention

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/05/22/pittsburgh-pirates-better-defensively-pbd11/

10 The Point of Pittsburgh

Pirates Payroll Rewind: 2013

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/pirates-payroll-rewind-2013/

11 Cincinnati Enquirer</b>

Scooter Gennett's grand slam lifts Cincinnati Reds over Pittsburgh Pirates; Matt Harvey earns first win as a Red

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2018/05/22/gennetts-slam-lifts-cincinnati-reds-7-2-victory/635582002/

12 MLB

Meadows' early success is mind over matter

https://www.mlb.com/news/austin-meadows-excelling-early-for-pirates/c-277842520

13 Forbes

MLB Wanted A Salary Cap For Decades; Now With Soaring Revenues, They'd Likely Reject One

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2018/05/22/mlb-wanted-a-salary-cap-for-decades-now-with-soaring-revenues-theyd-likely-reject-one/#65b4d22b2676

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cards hit nothing but singles, lose to Royals

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-hit-nothing-but-singles-lose-to-royals/article_37a50afe-0ac5-5941-9570-368cf43375d8.html

15 SB Nation

The Mets extend José Bautista’s sagging career with a 1-year contract

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/5/22/17382276/mets-jose-bautista-contract-signing-braves

16 CBS Sports

MLB Trade Deadline: An early look at the top trade candidates likely to be available at each position

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-trade-deadline-an-early-look-at-the-top-trade-candidates-likely-to-be-available-at-each-position/

17 Fangraphs

Watching Andrew McCutchen Come Home

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/watching-mccutchen-come-home/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Baseball Therapy: How To Beat The Shift

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/40088/baseball-therapy-how-beat-shift/

19 National Pastime Museum

EARL WEAVER ALWAYS KNEW CAL RIPKEN JR. WAS A SHORTSTOP

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/earl-weaver-always-knew-cal-ripken-jr-was-shortstop

20 Blog Predictions

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

Pirates 26-21  at Reds 17-32     7:10 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 81°F • Clear • 0% PoP

Pirates

Chad Kuhl (R)     4-2  4.53 ERA           

Reds

Homer Bailey (R)    1-6   6.11 ERA 

Pirates

1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

3. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

6. Colin Moran (L) 3B

7. Austin Meadows (L) CF

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Chad Kuhl (R) P

Reds

1. Jesse Winker (L) LF

2. Tucker Barnhart (S) C

3. Joey Votto (L) 1B

4. Scooter Gennett (L) 2B

5. Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B

6. Scott Schebler (L) RF

7. Jose Peraza (R) SS

8. Homer Bailey (R) P

9. Billy Hamilton (S) CF