NY Post · Dec 17, 2019
Aaron Boone: What makes Didi Gregorius’ Yankees exit painful
The Yankees are spending plenty of dollars this offseason.
They just weren’t earmarked for Didi Gregorius.
The shortstop seemed to know as much, saying Monday during his introductory Phillies press conference that Yankees general manager Brian Cashman “made it loud and clear that [Gerrit] Cole was their priority.”
Cole landing a record nine-year, $324 million contract with the Yankees meant manager Aaron Boone will have a new full-time starting shortstop next season.
“Didi’s been a great player for us and a great Yankee,” Boone told NJ Advance Media at an elementary school in New Jersey. “Another two-way player. Unfortunately, sometimes you can’t keep everyone.”