‘ return to the Yankees, if nothing else, had to be a bolster to the clubhouse. As a stats and facts guy ($.50 to Joe Sheehan), I tend to discount such things. Hard to quantify “good clubhouse influence” but frankly, it’s important and I accept that.
There’s a reason why countless sports documentaries about championship teams talk about guys just like Gregorius being essential to the dynamic. Because they are. Gregorius, along with a few other notable players, is pivotal to the modern Yankees culture. He might not get as much publicity for the Yankees youth movement as Aaron Judge or Gary Sanchez, but Gregorius was essential.