Each December, New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and GM Brian Cashman have given their team’s fans plenty of holiday cheer. But how they've done it this Christmas is nothing short of astounding.
Over the past three years, and most notably over the past 24 months, Cashman has turned an aging and decaying roster into one of the most envied in the game. What stands out is how the Yankees GM, with help from Steinbrenner’s financial might and some stars emerging from the farm system, has turned a stocking full of coal into solid gold.