In case you haven't heard, the Yankees have not signed a major league free agent this winter. Despite a brief dalliance with Tommy Hunter, New York has remained the only team in baseball to refrain from spending a single dollar on the open market to upgrade the big league roster. Should you be new around here, you may even think this thriftiness to be the status quo. In truth, there used to be a time when the Yankees would flex their financial might at will. Let's look back on those sunnier, less frugal times.
Yankees free agent spending sprees: 2009 vs. 2014
