Phillies Nation · Jan 12, 2020
3 Numbers to Remember: Didi Gregorius is a major upgrade
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Didi Gregorius has spent the past five seasons with the Yankees. (Gavin Baker/Icon Sportswire)Since Jimmy Rollins’ decline, the Philadelphia Phillies have had some of the worst shortstop production in all of baseball. This offseason, they set out to change that, signing shortstop Didi Gregorius to a one-year, $14 million contract in December.
Gregorius missed a lot of time in 2019 when recovering from Tommy John surgery to the elbow on his throwing arm, and struggled after returning in June. However, Gregorius was a top shortstop in the years prior. Here are three numbers that look at how he fits into this team and represents an upgrade at the shortstop position.