JAL’s Sail Away Sweet Sister Morning Links

Sail Away Sweet Sister Queen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGXsIt4l1Tg

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: Chris Archer Loved Already

https://rumbunter.com/2018/08/02/pittsburgh-pirates-chris-archer-loved-already/

6 Green Weenie

8/2 Happenings: Candy Traded; Gott Claimed; Cover Boys; HBD Tim, Bucky & Wilmer & More

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/08/82-happenings-candy-traded-gott-claimed.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

Neal Huntington created a nice 3-4 year window for Pirates

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/08/02/pittsburgh-pirates-neal-nuntington-created-window-pbd11/

8 IS Sports

Can the Pittsburgh Pirates make a serious playoff run?

https://www.isportsweb.com/2018/08/02/can-the-pittsburgh-pirates-make-a-serious-playoff-run/

9 New Castle News

Maybe Pirates' brass knows what it's up to after all

http://www.ncnewsonline.com/sports/local_sports/maybe-pirates-brass-knows-what-it-s-up-to-after/article_2f8266ae-25cb-5f08-801c-870cc6e8d9f7.html

10 Beyond the Box Score</b>

Tyler Glasnow brings a new toy to the Rays pitching staff

https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2018/8/2/17637168/tyler-glasnow-rays-pirates-chris-archer-austin-meadows-new-pitch-slider-trade

11 Larry Brown Sports

Eight MLB teams that improved the most at the trade deadline

http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/mlb-teams-most-improved-trade-deadline/457644

12 SB Nation

The lack of blockbuster deals at the MLB trade deadline is bad news for the offseason, too

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/8/2/17644134/mlb-trade-deadline-review-roundup-offseason-preview

13 CBS Sports

> MLB scores, schedule, live team updates, news: Jose Martinez walks it off for Cardinals

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-scores-schedule-live-team-updates-news-jose-martinez-walks-it-off-for-cardinals/

14 Fangraphs

ZiPS Trade-Deadline Roundup, National League

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/zips-trade-deadline-roundup-national-league/

15 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Prospectus Feature: The Most Likely Contribution

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/41748/prospectus-feature-the-most-likely-contribution/

16 Blog Predictions

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

17 Previous Game Box Score

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/boxscore.asp?final=true&gamecode=380801123

18 New Foo Post Trade Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KRR9SMP

St. Louis Cardinals 56-53 at Pittsburgh Pirates 56-53  7:05 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 81°F • Mostly Cloudy • 5% PoP

Cardinals

John Gant (R)   3-4   3.49  ERA                                                                     

Pirates

Chris Archer (R)  3-5   4.31 ERA

Cardinals

1. Matt Carpenter (L) 1B

2. Yadier Molina (R) C

3. Paul DeJong (R) SS

4. Marcell Ozuna (R) LF

5. Tyler O'Neill (R) CF

6. Jedd Gyorko (R) 3B

7. Dexter Fowler (S) RF

8. Yairo Munoz (R) 2B

9. John Gant (R) P

Pirates  

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Starling Marte (R) CF

3. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

4. David Freese (R) 1B

5. Colin Moran (L) 3B

6. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Chris Archer (R) P