"It's your move, Red Sox.

Three nights ago — on Friday the 13th, no less — the New York Yankees rose from their hibernation by trading prized slugger Jesus Montero to the Seattle Mariners for power-armed right-hander Michael Pineda, who turns 23 this week and was an All-Star as a rookie last season. Then, they signed free agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $10 million contract.

With two swift strokes, general manager Brian Cashman turned the Yankees' primary weakness — a lack of proven starting pitching — into a strength. Suddenly, they have six starters behind ace CC Sabathia (Pineda, Kuroda, Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes, A.J. Burnett and Freddy Garcia), with prospects Dellin Betances and Manny Banuelos on the way."