One of the most beloved Yankees of the recent era has moved on. Didi Gregorius, after not being presented with a qualifying offer from the Yanks, has signed with the Phillies for one year and $14 million. His departures brings an end to Yankees victory tweets, wonderful postgame handshakes with Gleyber Torres and some of the most clutch home runs in the Yankees’ recent postseason appearances.
Gregorius, coming off a shaky season following Tommy John surgery, was a bit of a question mark given how he performed after the major surgery (just an 87 OPS+ and 0.