There is basically nothing wrong with a one-year Major League deal. The lack of long-term commitment means even the worst of flops is gone in six months, and even if it’s a success and the player leaves for greener pastures afterward, well, you’ll always have the memories.
Enter Mariekson Julius “Didi” Gregorius, OON, a Dutch knight. Quite literally. Apart from being a member of a chivalric order in the Netherlands, Gregorius has been a pretty good professional baseball player for a little while now, and will now bring his sweet-swinging left-handed stroke to the Phillies on a one-year, $15 million contract.