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When the Yankees elected to reject Didi Gregorius’ qualifying offer this offseason and let him test free agency, the message was quite clear. They’re ready to inject the youthful Gleyber Torres into the shortstop position without hesitancy, despite his defensive inconsistencies.
Immediately after Gregorius signed a one-year, $14 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, he advocated for Torres, but also expressed his worry that GM Brian Cashman wasn’t going to focus on retaining him:
“So this is the thing. I already knew this was going to happen way before and nobody believed me.