Sorry, doesn't work that way. Both teams wanted Carl, both teams wanted Contreras, your team got him. They count.
Show me any evidence that the Yankees put a serious offer down on Lackey. The evidence is very much there for both Carl and Contreras. You don't get to discout them just because there may have been "other reasons."
Although there are two guys I forgot. You guys made a concrete offer for Curt Schilling, and put in a waiver claim on Doug Mirabelli that cost us Cla Meredith.