Didi Gregorius Was Released By The Phillies After 2-plus Seasons With The Team. He Was Hitting .210 | News, Results, Highlights, Statistics And Rumours

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As the Philadelphia Phillies continue to fight for the playoffs, they will do so without Didi Gregorius.

Phillies announced On Thursday, Gregorius was released after two-plus seasons with the team.

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Gregorius hit .181/.234/.284 in 167 PA since being activated from IL on June 5th for his 999th career home run yesterday in just the 5th inning, and I still wonder if he’ll hit with Grady to go later in the game. for 1,000. Phyllis eats about 5 million dollars here.

Gregorios was hitting .210/.263/.304 with one homer and 19 RBI in 63 games.

In addition to releasing Gregorius, the Phillies reinstated Jean Segura from the 60-day injured list on Thursday.

Segura will move back in as the starting second baseman. Bryson Stott, the utility infielder who has been handling second base, may go to the bench.

Edmond Sosa, obtained From the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010 You can play short games on July 30th. The 26-year-old has been a worse hitter than Gregorios this season. He has a .189/.250/.270 slash line with homers and eight RBI in 54 games.

The main difference between Sosa and Gregorius is in the defensive value. Sosa is credited with five defensive runs saved in 219.2 innings this season. FanGraphs. Gregorios is minus six. Defensive runs are set Over 506 innings at the position.

Philadelphia signed Gregorius to a one-year contract as a free agent in December 2019. The 32-year-old hit .284/.339/.488 in 60 games with 10 homers in his first season with the team.

The Phillies awarded Gregorius a two-year, $28 million contract through February 2021. After signing that deal, he struggled, posting a .613 OPS in 166 games.

Among players with at least 600 plate appearances since the start of 2021, Grigorius is the 2021 hitter. The fifth worst player Minus 1.0 Fangraphs in Major League Baseball.

The Phillies (56-48) hold the final wild card spot in the NL, but only lead the Cardinals by half a game. They begin a four-game series against the Washington Nationals on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.