TAMPA -- At least one Yankees legend thinks Didi Gregorius could hold off top prospect Gleyber Torres and stay at shortstop a long time.
Bucky Dent, who helped the Yankees to two World Series wins in the 1970s, said that while he's heard from friends in baseball that Torres is "the real deal," Gregorius' experience under the Bronx's pressure sets him apart.
"I've talked to some people about (Torres)," Dent told NJ Advance Media at the Thurman Munson awards in Manhattan last week. "He's got a bright future.