Didi Gregorius, Yankees avoid arbitration
by Andrew Sullivan | Fri, Jan 13th 2:18pm EST
Yankees' starting shortstop Didi Gregorius receives $5.1 million. (Jon Heyman on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact:
Gregorius elevated his fantasy worth this past season by more than doubling his home run output from nine in 2015 to 20 in 2016. While the increase in the long ball department certainly benefitted fantasy owners last season, the odds of him replicating 20 homers is unlikely. Although Gregorius' FB% went up from 34.1% in 2015 to 40.3% 2016, his Pull% dropped from 38.5% to 37.6% and his Hard% only went up from 22.5% to 24.5%. He should be projected around the 10–15 range in 2017, which is still solid for a middle infielder nowadays with the growth of league-wide power across all positions. However, with the surplus of talent at the shortstop position wait until the middle rounds before considering drafting Gregorius.
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