David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer

The Yankees add another high-risk, high-reward starter.
The Yankees add another high-risk, high-reward starter.
Sunday notes: How timing and circumstance helped the Blue Jays finally land a great, expensive star.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The Yankees-Pirates talks about Jameson Taillon are informed to a large degree by the conversations they had earlie… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
A compelling factor for the Yankees in their push to trade for Jameson Taillon is his $2.25m salary, which keeps th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
I have Garrett Richards as the 16th starting pitcher to obtain a major league contract this offseason (though I might have missed some along the way). Among those, 14 settled for a one-year contract and the rest got just two years. Hard to see anyone aside from Trevor Bauer signing for longer than that.
Two of baseball's most revered figures held hallowed records for decades AND shared first & middle names: Henry Louis (Hank) Aaron & Henry Louis (Lou) Gehrig. In our 1997 special on Jackie Robinson's legacy, Aaron said of chasing & passing the 714 home runs of Gehrig's teammate Babe Ruth & enduring a torrent of racist abuse & death threats, "I don't talk about it that much, especially the home run. It had taken a piece of my life with it. Rather than being happy, it was a sad moment."
The Angels remain "very active" in the search for another starting pitcher after signing Jose Quintana, GM Perry Minasian said. They've been linked most prominently to Trevor Bauer and Jake Odorizzi. Minasian also expects a "breakout year" from Shohei Ohtani, who will return as a two-way player. Jose Quintana, Andrew Heaney, Dylan Bundy and Griffin Canning are the other solidified members of the rotation.
Hank Aaron became his generation's most direct descendent of Jackie Robinson not because he wanted to, but because… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…