It’s funny to think, but just about a year ago, Didi Gregorius’ spot within the Yankees’ core was murky at best. He was injured, set to miss about a month with an injury suffered in the World Baseball Classic. But the more troubling sign was a top-rated shortstop quickly rising through the system and questions as to whether Sir Didi was the truly average-ish hitter he’d been in 2016. He’d been more than fine at short, but an upgrade in the future was potentially in the cards.
Flash to now and a lot of that has been answered.