He chose to sign with the Reds rather than the Seattle Mariners or San Diego Padres because the Reds were willing to bring him to the United States, while San Diego and Seattle planned to start Gregorius' career in either the Dominican Summer League or the Venezuelan Summer League. Gregorius signed with the Reds as an amateur free agent in 2007. Thanks for contacting us. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! After helping the Yankees to 103 wins and the AL East title in his second season, Aaron Boone is one of three finalists for the AL Manager of the Year. That’s because the … Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories? Of course, Gregorius and the Yankees also can work out a deal that keeps him in The Bronx, where he is a fan favorite and very popular in a clubhouse that lost leader CC Sabathia to retirement and could possibly be without Dellin Betances if he leaves via free agency.Should Gregorius find an offer he desires and leaves, the Yankees could shift Gleyber Torres, a two-time All Star second baseman, to short and play DJ LeMahieu at second, where he started 66 games last year. The Phillies have been rumored to be interested in free-agent third basemen Josh Donaldson and Anthony Rendon, but signing Gregorius might take them out of the running for another infielder.In 82 games last season, Gregorius hit .238 with 61 RBI and 16 home runs. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. He made his professi… Lefty Tyler Lyons refused an outright assignment to Triple-A and is a free agent.
If you want a high-end starting... Here’s the free-agent pitch. Yes, there is a concern about his range going forward, but in today’s game there are three infielders on the same side of the infield a lot,’’ a scout said.Torres, who has hit .275 with 62 homers and 167 RBIs in two big-league seasons (267 games), would provide offense at short, but until suffering the injury that required Tommy John surgery in the 2018 postseason, Gregorius hit 27 homers, drove in 86 runs and posted an .829 OPS. The New York Post 's … Boone joins Rocco Baldelli of the Twins and the Rays’ Kevin Cash. Had he rejected it, he would have been a free agent with draft compensation from the team that signed him attached.Now, Gregorius can join any team and the Yankees won’t get compensated. The Phillies have agreed to a one-year, $14 million deal with free-agent shortstop Didi Gregorius, Gregorius will reunite with former Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who the Phillies hired earlier this offseason. The voting will be on Dec. 8 at the winter meetings in San Diego. Joining them are Dwight Evans, Steve Garvey, Marvin Miller, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Ted Simmons and Lou Whitaker. That became clear Tuesday night when a Tweet from the New York Post’s Joel Sherman surfaced that Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius was reuniting with new Phillies manager Joe Girardi.
Jake Barrett, a right-handed pitcher, was reinstated from the 60-day IL and outrighted to SWB (Triple-A). New York declined to offer Gregorius a one-year, $17.8 million qualifying offer earlier this offseason.© 2020 ABG-SI LLC. Free Agent Stock Watch: Didi Gregorius By Jeff Todd | August 7, 2019 at 12:58pm CDT The Xander Bogaerts extension was quite surprising when … Gregorius made $11.7 million this past season.So, Gregorius, who turns 30 in February, is in play for any team that desires an elite shortstop who missed the first nine weeks of the 2019 season due to offseason Tommy John surgery.Had the Yankees made the qualifying offer to Gregorius, there were two paths to take.