Sir Didi, We Hardly Knew Ye

Actually, we felt like we knew you very well—and loved you.

It was one of the toughest challenges in Yankees—even baseball—history:  take over at a key position for a beloved, legendary superstar, and play well.

Sir Didi did it.  And what's more, he did it with joy in his heart, and in his tweets.  And in the clubhouse.

He was, always, a positive force—and usually, a very clutch one.

Now, maybe HAL has failed to make a qualifying offer merely because Coops thinks he can bargain Didi down to a lower contract.  He probably could, considering the year Didi just went through, with his injury and slump.

But that's not what this is about.

This is all about making sure that there's no possible way Sir Didi decides to clutch at that $17.8 million qualifying offer.

Let's review:

The Yanks could've traded Didi earlier this year, then decided later whether or not to bring him back as a free agent after the season—the way we acquired The Gleyber AND brought El Chapo back.

But they didn't.

They could've decided to re-sign Didi.

But they didn't.

And they could've made Didi that qualifying order.

But they didn't.  Because, you know, that might've cost the Family Steinbrenner $17.8 million, which is about the general take through 4 1/2 innings of a game.

So Didi is gone, and the Yanks will get nothing for him.  Zippo.  Good-bye, and don't let the door hit you on the way out.

But hey.  This is a business, after all.  You have to put sentiment aside.  Now, we have nearly $18 million more to spend on a top pitcher.

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