Cashman wowed by Red Sox landing Sale

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Adding Chris Sale to an already formidable roster has turned the Red Sox into baseball’s version of the Golden State Warriors, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman quipped shortly after the seismic trade that rattled the Winter Meetings on Tuesday afternoon.

“That’s a big one. That’s a blockbuster,” Cashman said. “It was a ‘Wow.’ Obviously they gave up a lot and they got a lot. Boston’s like the Golden State Warriors now in baseball; they’ve got their [Kevin] Durant, their [Draymond] Green, [Klay] Thompson and [Stephen] Curry. It’s a big one.”

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Golden State won the 2015 NBA championship, blew a 3-1 Finals lead to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers this past year and then signed Durant. Now a similar level of pressure will shift to the Red Sox as they attempt to capitalize on a deal that shipped prospects Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, Luis Alexander Basabe and Victor Diaz to the White Sox in exchange for the dominant 27-year-old left-hander.

Asked about Cashman’s reference, Red Sox manager John Farrell said, “You can put all the big names you want on a roster, but it’s going to be important for our guys to buy into us as a team.”

Cashman said that while he has spoken to the White Sox about a number of players, the Yankees never pursued Sale. Cashman has repeatedly expressed his belief that the Yankees have not …

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