Gifts went out last night. I received mine and I've heard of others who did as well. And they were *sweet*. NL ROY Bellinger, a 5 star pick, 1000 gold, and some other stuff.
Happened to me for a few minutes yesterday, was having horrible lag and rendering issues - big black polygons all over the place. Seemed to be right as they were pushing the bonus packs for last year's players. I restarted, rejoiced at the surprise bonus pack, and didn't see any more lag issues.