Didi Gregorius is Going to Make Yankees Think Twice About Letting Him Walk as Postseason Continues

Didi Gregorius will be a free agent once the season ends, and coming into the 2019 campaign, it appeared it could be his last in the Bronx, if the team was to operate without sentimentality.

They already have a capable young shortstop in Gleyber Torres, and they could easily make DJ LeMahieu their everyday second baseman instead of having him move all over the infield.

However, are you watching what Gregorius is doing thus far in October? It's turning Playoff Didi into a genuine phenomenon.

It's a small sample size, sure, but in two ALDS games against the Minnesota Twins, Gregorius is hitting .333 (2-for-6) with one key grand slam, two walks and four RBI. Of course, this isn't the first time Gregorius has shined in October, as he owns four postseason home runs in 21 games, all of which have been memorable, two coming in ALDS Game 5 against Cleveland in 2017.

The Yankees shouldn't give him a blank check to re-sign, but it's been a seamless transition once he replaced Derek Jeter back in 2015. That was supposed to be an impossible thing to do, but Gregorius has excelled ever since he became a Yankee, and has shaken off a tough September to once again bring the juice in October.

That should matter.

His injury history and below-average 2019 season should keep the price down, especially compared to what the number could've been if he hadn't missed so much time with the elbow injury and duplicated his 2018 season.

All I know is that Didi has shown that he can come through with a big at-bat in the postseason, and that right there is enough to bring him back and have him play everyday. We'll have to wait and see what Brian Cashman and Co. end up doing, but it shouldn't be a hard decision.