Who knew?
Some baseball folks assert they foresaw this version of Didi Gregorius, or at least something close to it. Others admit they didn’t.
“There were people that thought he could hit for power. There were people that thought he could hit right-handed and left-handed pitching,” said Tim Naehring, the Yankees’ vice president of baseball operations. “They thought he was a guy who thought he could be an All-Star, yes. There are reports that would back that.”
“No, I didn’t. I can’t sit here and lie,” Yankees hitting coach Marcus Thames said.