The San Francisco Giants aren't the most active team so far this winter, but they've added Adrian Houser to a $22 million deal over two years to bolster the starting rotation.
But the Giants could still use a second baseman, and such a move could come at some time during this winter. How about on Christmas Day? It wouldn't be the first time the Giants have been active during the holidays.
According to Baseball Reference, the Giants have made a roster move on Christmas Day before, being one of 13 teams in MLB history to make a move on Christmas Day since 1880.
Giants Christmas Day roster moves in MLB history
There have been two roster moves from the Giants on Christmas Day in their franchise history. The most recent came in 1996, when they signed left-handed pitcher Lee Hancock to a free agent deal on Christmas Day.
He never made an MLB appearance for the Giants, but the same cannot be said for the Giants' other Christmas addition. Rickey Adams was signed to a free agent deal on Christmas in 1984, and he went on to play in 54 games, recording 0.1 bWAR.
Adams had 23 hits, 12 runs scored, three doubles, one triple, two home runs, 10 RBIs, one stolen base, one caught stealing, five walks, and 23 strikeouts with a.190 average and a.509 OPS for the Giants in 1985.
Only Hancock and Adams were the subjects of roster moves on Christmas for the Giants in MLB history. But on Christmas Eve, the Giants have made a few more roster moves.
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In 1997, the Giants signed Steve Reed, where he recorded a 1.48 ERA in 50 appearances for the Giants before being traded mid-season to Cleveland, where he posted a 6.66 ERA to finish out the season.
Mike Sadek re-signed with the Giants in 1980, and he posted a 0.2 bWAR in the next season. There haven't been any other Christmas Eve or Christmas Day roster moves from the Giants in franchise history.
While the majority of these deals weren't impactful, the signing of Reed, who posted a 3.63 ERA over 14 seasons with 17.8 bWAR in his MLB career, was by far the best.
He was traded alongside Jacob Cruz for Shawon Dunston (-0.7 bWAR), Alvin Morman (-0.1 bWAR), and Jose Mesa (0.1 bWAR).
While the deal was a net-negative for both teams, his original Christmas Eve signing with the Giants was the best deal of the holiday season in Giants franchise history.
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