NEW YORK -- On the December morning when reports surfaced that the New York Yankees were finalizing a trade for Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton, New York's shortstop fired off a tweet to his incoming manager.
Didi Gregorius wanted to know if the recently-hired Aaron Boone was still going to let him hit fourth in the Yankees' lineup when the new season began. Gregorius had cleaned up in 42 games last season, hitting his most doubles and homers, and collecting his most RBIs and walks from that position in the order.