TAMPA — Didi Gregorius is Neo in “The Matrix.” He slowly is figuring out just what the full extents of his powers and skills are.
His journey over the past year has taken him from question mark to disappointment to most improved to what now very well might be most indispensable Yankee — unless you want to see thick-bodied Starlin Castro back at shortstop and the defensively dubious tandem of Dustin Ackley and Rob Refsnyder at second base.
As Alex Rodriguez said, “Didi was an unsure freshman last year, now he is a confident sophomore. Just look at his face, he knows he belongs.