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Baseball's back... and so is this weekly gallery of names making news. The biggest story broke Saturday morning, when we learned that Carlos Correa was heading to Minnesota. The three-year $105-million deal is notable for providing the standout shortstop to opt out after either of the first two seasons, thus the chance to make even more money by jumping back into the free agent pool. He also gives the Twins an even bigger bat to replace Josh Donaldson, who went to the Yankees (with Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Ben Rohrvedt) for Gary Sanchez and Gio Urshela.

Two big bats will be calling the comfy confines of Citizens Bank Park home. Nick Castellanos, formerly of the Tigers, Cubs and Reds, packs bigtime righthanded power...
 

...while Kyle Schwarber provides the same from the left side. While neither is likely to come close to a gold glove, tacking them onto a lineup that already includes Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Rhys Hoskins makes the Phils a pitchers nightmare. While Joe Girardi could have used another starting pitcher, there's no doubt that these Phillies are now legitimate contenders for one of the six NL post-season spots.

Now on to the Bronx for a coming and going...

Actually a reunion, as 1st baseman Anthony Rizzo signs up for two more years after joining the Yankees at the 2021 trade deadline. But his return means the departure of power-hitting but defensively challenged -- and apparently injury prone Luke Voit. He went to the Padres for pitching prospect Jordan Lange -- a 34th overall selection whose progress was slowed last season by a knee injury.

Trevor's Story will have a Boston chapter. 

The last of the big free agent shortstops probably won't play much at his natural position this season. His six-year contract begins with a move to 2nd base, where he'll complete an infield that already featured Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts. After benefiting from the Coors Field effect, the righty power hitter can now look forward to banging balls off and over Fenway's Green Monster.

And a final farewell: Ralph Terry, the Yankee pitcher who threw the final pitch with the game on the line in the 1960 and '62 World Series died last Wednesday.

Talk about living both sides of the coin: he delivered the ball that made Bill Mazeroski a forever hero in Pittsburgh; two years later, his last pitch (with the tying and potential winning runners on) was crushed by Willie McCovey -- only to land in Bobby Richardson's glove for the final out and the Yankees last championship of the '60s. A 107-game winner over his 11 major league seasons, Terry was also talented golfer who often returned to New York for Old Timers Day.