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The Bronx Embalmers added Sonny Gray to their rotation yesterday, while
Dave Dombrowski sat idly by. Granted, the addition of
Eduardo Núñez was a coup—getting a solid veteran to help solve the 3B nightmare. But the less-glaring (yet still important) pitching deficits were only
partly addressed by the trade for bullpen arm
Addison Reed. With the likely loss of
David Price for a good while, the acquisition of an extra
starter (even a mid-range one) would have been prudent. Instead, it was
The Pinstriped Posers who added Gray—plus mid-range starter
Jaime Garcia—making their rotation nearly equal to Boston's. When added to Gray,
Masahiro Tanaka, a rejuvenated
CC Sabathia,
Luis Severino and Garcia are not bad
at all. And, two of the three prospects
Brian Cashman sent to Oakland for Gray have already had season-ending surgeries. Conversely, Dombrowski sent away three prospects (including Boston's #2 pick in the 2012 draft, pitcher
Jamie Callahan) for Reed. By any objective measure, Cashman bested
Double D this deadline season—and
The Evil Ones are well-poised to take the AL East because of it.
