When the Yankees decided not to extend the $17.8 million qualifying offer to shortstop Didi Gregorius, they put the ball in the court of 29 other MLB teams, choosing to allow Gregorius to explore the open market. The Yankees’ front office clearly doesn’t believe Gregorius is worth $17.8 million for one season, not exactly a revelation after he posted a disappointing line of .238/.276/.441 in 2019. That doesn’t mean they won’t pursue the veteran shortstop in free agency, and there’s plenty of reason to believe they’ll look past his mediocre 2019 numbers and extend an offer more reflective of his production from 2015 to 2018.
Don’t put too much stock in Didi Gregorius’ 2019 struggles
