Christmas is a time of giving. In a baseball sense, the only times teams give to each other is in trades. Unlike the mostly selfless act of gift-giving, you’re trying to help yourself when making trades, even if you do give something up.
However, sometimes the exchanges can be lopsided. In honor of the holiday, here are five of the biggest “gifts” in Yankees history.
For the cost of 98.2 major league innings, the Yankees managed to get a four-time World Series-winning pitcher, perfect game thrower, and a beloved broadcaster.
The Yankees were closing in on a return to the playoffs, so they made a deal near the 1995 trade deadline and acquired David Cone from the Blue Jays.