The .com, and other sites, use the B-Ref player linker because it automatically links their player pages in case people want to do some exploring. If it wasn't available to us it would take hours every day to link all of the MLB and minor league players we mention in our stories on a daily basis. I'm sorry that can be distracting at times, but until there is a better solution, we'll continue to use it.
We would like to thank everyone for their continued support and the kind words. We couldn't have grown the way we have without your support. And if anyone would like to help out, we are always looking for more writers and editor.
Thanks again