CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 20: Kyle Hendricks #28 of the Chicago Cubs throws a pitch during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Wrigley Field on August 20, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Blue Jays 6-5. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Jameson Taillon is great, but the Yankees cannot let the Blue Jays get Kyle Hendricks.
The New York Yankees added another risky option to their risk pile on Sunday afternoon, finalizing a trade for Pirates starter Jameson Taillon.
The 29-year-old has No. 2 upside, but hasn’t spent much time actually inhabiting that role in reality; Taillon’s pipe dream and platonic ideal is Kyle Hendricks’ bread and butter.