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Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton trade ups the ante for the Red Sox

A year ago, after the Boston Red Sox pulled off a blockbuster trade for Chris Sale, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman showed his admiration by dubbing them "the Golden State Warriors of baseball."

It's time for Red Sox honcho Dave Dombrowski to repay the compliment by calling the Yankees, well, the Yankees.

By taking advantage of a new Marlins ownership group -- fronted by Derek Jeter, no less -- that was desperate to move a player who had full control over where he could be traded, the Yankees agreed to a deal to obtain Giancarlo Stanton, the preeminent power hitter in the game.