Even though Didi Gregorius was diagnosed with a torn UCL in his throwing elbow back in October 2018, and wouldn’t return to action until June of the this year, there was little doubt then, that the Yankees would let their star shortstop leave via free agency at the conclusion of the 2019 season.
However, in the months that followed, Yanks GM Brian Cashman shrewdly acquired Gio Ursehla from the Blue Jays for $25k and signed the steal of the century in D.J. LeMahieu for two-years, $21 million.
Furthermore, in only his second big league season, Gleyber Torres blossomed into an MVP candidate, Luke Voit bashed the ball until a sports hernia derailed his production and even Mike Ford and Thairo Estrada turned a few heads.