The outfielder, however, regressed with the added weight, dropping in … He was particularly awful against offspeed stuff. He was particularly awful against offspeed stuff.
Then it got better. Benintendi may still develop more power and continue to improve against LHP.
Production like that is worthy of hardware and Benintendi received it, capturing the Golden Spikes award as the top amateur baseball player in the nation as well as the SEC Player of the Year. Benintendi may still develop more power and continue to improve against LHP. Chasing that is a risk, but settling for a repeat of 2018 is reasonable.Normally, a 20-20 inaugural season puts you in contention for Rookie of the Year honors, but when someone else shatters the first-year home run record, you fall short.
... ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Hyers met with a reportedly slimmer Benintendi, who arrived at 2019 spring training noticeably bulked up following a breakout 2018.
There's still some work to do, but he has a good approach and, as the primary left fielder, will get plenty of chances to develop his bat.Benintendi blossomed in his sophomore season at the University of Arkansas in 2015, leading the SEC in batting average (.380), home runs (20), on-base percentage (.489), slugging (.715) and walks (47) while becoming the first college baseball player to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in a season since 2009.
Benintendi (ribs) may not return to action before the end of the season,
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