OXON HILL, Md. -- Bostons Dave Dombrowski walked up to Brian Cashman outside the room where the winter meeting draft was about to start Thursday and gave the Yankees general manager a slap on the back.Youre so kind to stop by and say hello to us little guys, the New York general manager teased.Boston made the splashiest moves at the winter meetings, acquiring ace Chris Sale from the Chicago White Sox and setup man Tyler Thornburg from Milwaukee while reaching an agreement with free-agent first baseman Mitch Moreland.Cashman kept positioning the Yankees for a time where New York once again will chase the biggest stars. He got back Aroldis Chapman by agreeing to an $86 million, five-year contract that gives New York two hard-throwing, late-inning relievers to close out games and also added Matt Holliday with a $13 million, one-year agreement while not forfeiting New Yorks top draft pick next June, No. 16 overall.Were still securing talent in the present and making sure we have what we want for the future, Cashman said, as we straddle that line of trying to be as good as we can be in `17 and hopefully even better than that in `18 going forward.While the AL East champion Red Sox think they are primed to capture titles now with young stars Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr. backing a pitching staff that includes Sale and Cy Young Award winners Rick Porcello and David Price, New York hasnt won a postseason game since the night Derek Jeter broke an ankle in the 2012 AL Championship Series and has missed the playoffs in three of the last four years.Sending a rebuild was needed, Cashman traded Chapman to the Cubs last July for shortstop Gleyber Torres, right-hander Adam Warren and two other prospects. Torres, just 19, became the youngest MVP in Arizona Fall League history.Now Cashman has the haul for the trade along with Chapman, whose deal is subject to a successful physical.I wish that somebody else would have made him a better offer so he would have gone somewhere else, Dombrowski said.New York had a starry bullpen triad last summer of Chapman, Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller, who was dealt to Cleveland for four prospects, including touted outfielder Clint Frazier.Following the trades, a young core is forming that includes 24-year-old catcher Gary Sanchez, who hit 20 home runs in the final two months of last season; first baseman Greg Bird, who hit 11 homers in late 2015 but missed 2016 following shoulder surgery; hard-hitting (but strikeout prone) right fielder Aaron Judge and first baseman Tyler Austin.Their projections lead to an exciting possibility, but this games difficult. Theres no guarantees, Cashman said. Thats why you collect as much as you can collect, and then the game itself will separate the men from the boys and the best teams from the worst. We feel were on a trajectory to be joining some of the best teams in the game and were taking the necessary steps to get there, and hopefully the payoff is going to come on the back end.For now, Chapman is among the more marketable Yankees. He threw 48 of the fastest 49 pitches in the major leagues this year, according to MLBs Statcast, including the top 29 ranging to 105.1 mph. His average velocity of 100.9 mph was No. 1.Chapman, who turns 29 in February, also was pursued by Miami, which offered a back-loaded contract. His deal with New York, the richest for a reliever, calls for an $11 million signing bonus, of which $1 million is payable this year and $5 million in each of the next two years, and annual salaries of $15 million. He has an opt out after 2019, a full no-trade provision for the first three years and then a limited no-trade that says he cant be dealt to any of the five California teams or Seattle without his consent.The price tags are off the chart, both trade acquisition as well as free agency, Cashman said. The competition that were up with were giving opt outs in year one and two, so at least we were able to put it in year three. Football Jerseys China . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. Cheap Football Jerseys China . Woodson said during a radio interview Thursday that the Knicks Carmelo Anthony doesnt get the same calls as other superstars. http://www.cheapfootballjerseys.us.org/ . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Cheap Football Jerseys Authentic . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. Football Jerseys Sale .C. -- Al Jefferson joked that he feels he can score from anywhere on the court.Tributes have been paid to Comply Or Die after the 2008 Grand National winner died over the weekend, aged 17. Trained by David Pipe and owned by the late David Johnson, he also won the Eider Chase at Newcastle prior to his Aintree success, and then came second in the 2009 National.Comply Or Die had been spending his retirement with Timmy Murphy, who rode him to his most famous victory. He was part of the furniture at home so its very sad, Murphy told Press Association Sport.He gave me the greatest day of my career, obviously that can never be taken away.He paraded at Cheltenham and Aintree and was getting ready to do some dressage in the summer.Im not actually sure how he died, to be honest, but it wasnt nice to come home to. He was cremated on Monday.He was a happy horse and he was also very clever.Pipe said he was greatly saddened by Comply Or Dies deaath.ddddddddddddThe Pond House handler told www.davidpipe.com: He provided me with the highlight of my career to date when winning the 2008 Grand National at Aintree and ran another fantastic race when runner-up the following year.He was a tough, genuine and loveable horse and I was delighted to see him looking so well at the Grand National parade of former winners only last month when Gerry Supple had the privilege of getting the leg-up.Since his retirement he had been a lead-horse at Timmy Murphys establishment before trying his hand at dressage, a discipline in which he had proven very successful.He is a horse I will always hold dear in my heart and I am greatly saddened to hear of his loss. Also See: Live results service Full racecards Get Sky Sports ' ' '