Now that Christmas has come and gone, here’s to hoping that all of our readers were treated to a good haul from Santa Claus and got to spend some enjoyable time with family and friends. Nothing beats the joys associated with Christmastime, and that applies to the Yankees as well. Some of the best offseason moments of the last 20 years have come within the week of Christmas, which have provided Yankees fans with the greatest presents under the tree.
Recently, the Yankees have done their big shopping before the holiday (Giancarlo Stanton, Gerrit Cole) or after (Masahiro Tanaka), but let’s relive some of the Yankees’ greatest Christmas acquisitions.