Since coming over from Arizona is 2015, to pick up the mantle left over from Derek Jeter, shortstop Didi Gregorius has exceeded all expectations for the Yankees. At least until the 2019 season.
However, it’s mostly understandable that Gregorius wasn’t his usual self after playing in 82 regular-season games following recovering from Tommy John surgery. He slashed .238/.276/.441 with 16 home runs and 61 RBIs across 324 at-bats.
Although Didi won’t make anyone forget about The Captain anytime soon, had he played all of 2019, and achieved most of his career averages, there’s little doubt the Yanks wouldn’t have splashed the $17.