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Why Yankees can’t take comfort in Red Sox’s biggest weakness

BOSTON — When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are. Anything your heart desires will come to you.

Unless you’re the Yankees and your wish concerns the Red Sox’s bullpen. Then you get no guarantees.

Here in Red Sox Nation, folks fretted about their club’s failure to add an arm to their weakest unit, or at least to their department that trails the Yankees by the largest margin, by Tuesday’s non-waiver trade deadline. Which would make more sense if the Red Sox were showing any tangible sign of being hindered by their current relief corps.