{"id":40695,"date":"2021-01-30T12:29:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T17:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=40695"},"modified":"2021-01-30T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T18:17:22","slug":"didi-gregorius-re-signs-with-the-philadelphia-phillies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2021\/01\/30\/didi-gregorius-re-signs-with-the-philadelphia-phillies\/","title":{"rendered":"Didi Gregorius Re-Signs With the Philadelphia Phillies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another free agent is off the board as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gregodi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Didi Gregorius<\/a><\/strong> has reportedly re-signed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/philadelphia-phillies\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> on a two-year deal worth $ 28 million dollars. The veteran played on a one year deal in 2020 in order to rebuild his value after a down 2019. It appears he made a great decision as now he has received a better contract to stay with the Phillies. The contract also includes deferred payments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Didi Gregorius will receive $28 million over the two years with his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Phillies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Phillies<\/a> contract including deferred payments.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNightengale\/status\/1355555742653108224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Didi&#8217;s Career<\/h2>\n<p>Didi Gregorius first broke into the league with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/cincinnati-reds\/\" target=\"_self\">Cincinnati Reds<\/a> but was traded in a three-team trade to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/arizona-diamondbacks\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>. The shortstop spent just two seasons there and was traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/new-york-yankees\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Yankees<\/a>. Gregorius had the near-impossible task of replacing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jeterde01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Jeter<\/a><\/strong> as the Yankees shortstop. It was a job Gregorius did admirably. In five seasons with New York, he hit 97 homers and drove in 360 runs, but more than that he was a fan favorite.<\/p>\n<p>His final year with the Yankees did not go the way he wanted. Due to injury, he played just 82 games, hitting .238 with a .276 on-base percentage.\u00a0 In order to rebuild his value in hopes of a multi-year deal, he signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. Gregorius proved this decision to be the right one, as he had a resurgent 2020. The 30 year old had a .284\/ .339\/ .488 slashline, adding 22 extra-base hits and 40 RBI.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Gregorius has a .265\/.315\/.433 career slashline. The veteran has hit 120 home runs in his career. He has been a solid run producer in his career, scoring 451 runs and driving in 457 RBI.<\/p>\n<h2>Back With the Phillies<\/h2>\n<p>As the rest of the National League East is adding big players the Phillies have brought back another starter from last year. Gregorius is a favorite of manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/girarjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Joe Girardi<\/strong><\/a> from their time together with the Yankees. Earlier this week all-star catcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/realmjt01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>J.T. Realmuto<\/strong><\/a> was re-signed. According to Bob Nightengale, the Phillies are looking to add a starting pitcher and a reliever.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gregorius&#8217; deferred $28 million contract will slightly decrease the overall value just as catcher J.T. Realmuto&#8217;s $115.5 million deal is valued at $114.9 million because of the deferrals. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Phillies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Phillies<\/a> still looking for another starting pitcher and a relief pitcher on the market<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNightengale\/status\/1355556815967121409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Image<br \/>\n<a id=\"tX4LGrSgRcJjMlafAg_x0A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1272158980\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'tX4LGrSgRcJjMlafAg_x0A',sig:'0iwm6knpSMYMMIJA23GeUKkf5taOosfFL-hMYznv49Q=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1272158980',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another free agent is off the board as Didi Gregorius has reportedly re-signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on a two-year deal worth $ 28 million dollars. The veteran played on a one year deal in 2020 in order to rebuild his value after a down 2019. 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