It's been said more than a few times that the Los Angeles Dodgers are trying to become the New York Yankees under their new and deep-pocketed ownership group. But as Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports on Tuesday that notion could have become literally true — at least somewhat — if the Yankees had been willing to part with pitcher CC Sabathia and first baseman Mark Teixeira. Sherman reports that the Dodgers inquired about both before going ahead with the mega-trade that nabbed them Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford. Getting both would have been a bargain for the Dodgers compared to the salaries of the Boston trio that they agreed to shoulder. Sabathia has four years and $99 million left on his deal while Teixeira has four years and $90 million. Sabathia is a much better pitcher than Beckett now, but Gonzalez is a better first baseman than Teixeira. Is he so much better that it was worth absorbing Crawford's big contract to get him? No, but it's all a moot point anyway as the Yankees weren't willing to send either player to the west coast.