Due to a number of injuries, successful replacements, and surprise breakout seasons, the Yankees’ infield has a surplus of players entering the 2020 season. Some of that has, for the moment, changed with the decision not to offer shortstop Didi Gregorius this year’s $17.8 million qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.What once seemed as an automatic for Gregorius to remain in pinstripes, changed after he underwent Tommy John Surgery following the 2018 season.
It wasn’t all that long ago that everyone thought Brian Cashman was crazy after acquiring the Yankees’ Renaissance Man from Arizona in a three-team deal.