Dombrowski likens Yankees to the Warriors after Gray trade
Oh, how the tables have turned.
It was back in December - after the Boston Red Sox swung a blockbuster trade to acquire ace Chris Sale - that New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman expressed some jealousy with his chief rival by suggesting an NBA-style superteam was about to take the field in Beantown.
"Boston's like the Golden State Warriors now of baseball," Cashman said on Dec. 6 in reaction to the Sale trade.
Fast forward to July 31, as Cashman pulled off his own heist at the deadline and nabbed Sonny Gray from the Oakland Athletics for three prospects in a move that greatly increases their chances of holding off the Red Sox for the AL East title. Adding Gray to a stacked and balanced club that also features burgeoning superstars Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez, among other notable names, might even signal the beginnings of a new dynastic era in the Bronx.
So you'll forgive Red Sox president Dave Dombrowski for throwing that Warriors jab back at Cashman while reacting to the Yankees' star-studded deadline move on Monday afternoon.
"You mean the Golden State Warriors, you're talking about? Yeah. Yeah, I think the Golden State Warriors have made some significant moves," Dombrowski quipped to Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald when asked about the Yankees' deal.
"I think Brian probably has made them (the Yankees) the Golden State Warriors and we're the significant underdogs, when I'm listening to the MLB Network," he continued. "So it kind of switched.
"I don't know how they'll lose a game right now."
Sale, of course, has been as advertised and then some during his first season pitching at Fenway Park, but there are still problems in Boston despite his dominance. Boston enters play Monday on a 3-7 slide in its last 10 games while sitting a half-game back of the Yankees in the division.
The Yankees, meanwhile, have shaken off a mid-July drought to retake command of the AL East thanks to an 8-2 run. In addition to landing Gray on Monday, Cashman also swung a multi-player deal on July 19 to acquire third baseman Todd Frazier plus relievers David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle from the White Sox for a package of prospects.