JAL’s June on the West Coast Morning Links

 

June on the West Coast Bright Eyes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alc9gkHqegY

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

Josh Bell’s Struggles May Be Due To His Launch Angle

https://rumbunter.com/2018/06/04/josh-bell-struggles-may-be-due-to-launch-angles/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

A complete sketch of a Manny Machado trade scenario

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/6/4/17420820/cardinals-trade-rumors-manny-machado-jordan-hicks-kolten-wong-jedd-gyorko

7 Green Weenie

6/4 Games: 1-Hit Loss; BB's 1st Homer; Good/Bad Drysdale; Top O' the Order; Very Wild Pitch & More

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/06/64-games-1-hit-loss-bbs-1st-homer.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs Stock Market Report: Road-trippin’

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/6/4/17423212/cubs-stock-market-report-jason-heyward-jon-lester

9 Pirates Breakdown

Don't jump off the Nick Kingham bandwagon just yet.

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/06/04/pittsburgh-pirates-nick-kingham-bandwagon-pbd11/

10 The Point of Pittsburgh

Joe Musgrove: The Anti-Gerrit Cole

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/joe-musgrove-the-anti-gerrit-cole/

11 New York Post</b>

Mickey Callaway’s ‘pressure’ excuse is partly what’s wrong with Mets

https://nypost.com/2018/06/04/mickey-callaways-pressure-excuse-is-partly-whats-wrong-with-mets/

12 SABR

John Candelaria

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2af67ca5

13 MLB Daily Dish

2018 MLB Draft: Pittsburgh Pirates select Travis Swaggerty with the 10th overall pick

https://www.mlbdailydish.com/2018/6/4/17415538/2018-mlb-draft-pittsburgh-pirates-select-travis-swaggerty-10th-overall-pick

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cardinals draft Arizona high school infielder Nolan Gorman in first round

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/cardinals-draft-arizona-high-school-infielder-nolan-gorman-in-first/article_7576e962-fd69-50f9-877c-731e8a7a7f7e.html

15 SB Nation

NCAA Baseball Tournament 2018: Regional round wrap-up and scores from Day 4

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/6/4/17423100/ncaa-baseball-tournament-2018-day-4-highlights-scores-recap

16 CBS Sports

2018 MLB Draft: Silence is golden for Kyler Murray as Oklahoma QB has a decision to make

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2018-mlb-draft-silence-is-golden-for-kyler-murray-as-oklahoma-qb-has-a-decision-to-make/

17 Fangraphs

José Ramírez and the Greatest Third-Base Seasons Ever

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jose-ramirez-and-the-greatest-third-base-seasons-ever/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Into the Fray

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/40380/short-relief-into-the-fray/

19 Blog Predictions

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


Dodgers 29-30 at Pirates 30-29  7:05 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 65°F • Drizzle • 24% PoP

Dodgers

Ross Stripling (R)     3-1   1.68 ERA   

 Pirates

Joe Musgrove (R)     2-0   0.64 ERA

Dodgers

1. Chris Taylor (R) SS

2. Max Muncy (L) 3B

3. Yasmani Grandal (S) C

4. Matt Kemp (R) LF

5. Joc Pederson (L) CF

6. Yasiel Puig (R) RF

7. Cody Bellinger (L) 1B

8. Logan Forsythe (R) 2B

9. Ross Stripling (R) P

Pirates

1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

2. Austin Meadows (L) CF

3. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

6. Colin Moran (L) 3B

7. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Joe Musgrove (R) P