Heads22 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/andrew-benintendi-643217?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb he's hitless against breaking balls this year, hitting like .370 against everything else.....i'll wait to write him off at this point, he's got more than enough time to piss us off. he's hitting .444 RISP (.400 with men on) in incredibly short sample size, so he's one of the few guys i don't want to choke out right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Heads22 said: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/andrew-benintendi-643217?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb he's hitless against breaking balls this year, hitting like .370 against everything else.....i'll wait to write him off at this point, he's got more than enough time to piss us off. he's hitting .444 RISP (.400 with men on) in incredibly short sample size, so he's one of the few guys i don't want to choke out right now. Pollock was beyond useless last season....I am willing to give Andrew quite a bit of rope...he should have caught that ball at the wall Friday night though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 1 minute ago, wegner said: Pollock was beyond useless last season....I am willing to give Andrew quite a bit of rope...he should have caught that ball at the wall Friday night though. i'd already turned it off at that point, so he's still a competent fielder to me he's got a role on this roster. i'm not sure it's worth $75 million, but i'll give him more than two weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Just now, Heads22 said: i'd already turned it off at that point, so he's still a competent fielder to me he's got a role on this roster. i'm not sure it's worth $75 million, but i'll give him more than two weeks I might not be fair on the wall play but i expect a gold glover to make it. He did make a great catch earlier Friday. He may only be a slightly above replacement player but I think that contract he signed is fair. His at bats are competitive. I would like some more power though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, wegner said: I might not be fair on the wall play but i expect a gold glover to make it. He did make a great catch earlier Friday. He may only be a slightly above replacement player but I think that contract he signed is fair. His at bats are competitive. I would like some more power though. totally agree. he looks like willie mays compared to eloy out there, tho. of course, andrew chose to come here over other places (sure the money was right) but it was nice seeing someone actually wanting to be here in free agency at position that fits. he's still only had one full season below a 103 ops+ and none below 99, and he's at 73 right now. sure, he may have forgotten to hit like many sox signings, but there's proof of concept there at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Heads22 said: totally agree. he looks like willie mays compared to eloy out there, tho. of course, andrew chose to come here over other places (sure the money was right) but it was nice seeing someone actually wanting to be here in free agency at position that fits. he's still only had one full season below a 103 ops+ and none below 99, and he's at 73 right now. sure, he may have forgotten to hit like many sox signings, but there's proof of concept there at least. Oh I agree it helps that he chose to play here. Night and Day from Pollock who never looked like he wanted to be here imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 Update on Andrew Benintendi, the player Rick Hahn gave the largest contract to in franchise history to be the finishing touch on a “championship caliber” team: fWAR = -0.1 wRC+ = 69 OPS = .621 OBP = .309 ISO = .057 HRs = 0 xwOBA = 8th %tile OAA = 18th %tile I thoroughly look forward to the next 4 1/2 years of our slap hitting LF. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said: Update on Andrew Benintendi, the player Rick Hahn gave the largest contract to in franchise history to be the finishing touch on a “championship caliber” team: fWAR = -0.1 wRC+ = 69 OPS = .621 OBP = .309 ISO = .057 HRs = 0 xwOBA = 8th %tile OAA = 18th %tile I thoroughly look forward to the next 4 1/2 years of our slap hitting LF. Would rather have Juan Pierre or Pods... they added a little flair and basic joy for playing the game despite their limitations. Heck, Alejandro DeAza would be better and was one of the best bargain bin picks up by the Sox. Benintendi seems no happier than AJ Pollock last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Beni is OK, nothing against him. But he's not a fave of mine and having him five years is scary, so I would definitely trade him. Maybe some team with $$ and a need of a decent hitter/fielder would take him off the Sox hands at some point. No offense to him. He seems OK but what's the point of having him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, greg775 said: He seems OK but what's the point of having him? This is actually a great question now that the team looks to be in pretty awful shape for the foreseeable future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Cody Bellinger would have been a much better idea. He was available and the Sox passed on him. Very poor talent evaluation by WSox management. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Benintendi is just another in the long line of washed up vets that come here to watch their careers die. Hahn should really receive a plaque for most resources squandered or something... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, tray said: Cody Bellinger would have been a much better idea. He was available and the Sox passed on him. Very poor talent evaluation by WSox management. An evergreen statement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Benintendi has been terrible, no doubt, but they weren’t signing Bellinger. He had a relationship with the Cubs hitting coaches and he had been a teammate with AJ Pollock. I bet AJ would have informed him fully about what this clubhouse is like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: Update on Andrew Benintendi, the player Rick Hahn gave the largest contract to in franchise history to be the finishing touch on a “championship caliber” team: fWAR = -0.1 wRC+ = 69 OPS = .621 OBP = .309 ISO = .057 HRs = 0 xwOBA = 8th %tile OAA = 18th %tile I thoroughly look forward to the next 4 1/2 years of our slap hitting LF. it's always the smart 4D chess move to give a low power corner OF who had power sapping hand surgery in the off season your biggest contract in team history 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Rays have lost momentum finally with Springs/Rasmussen out for the year and Glasnow suffering a setback in his recovery…other AL East teams are all feeling they have a shot now with Yankees taking down their pen over two consecutive games…including a blown 6-0 lead today at the Stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 18 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Rays have lost momentum finally with Springs/Rasmussen out for the year and Glasnow suffering a setback in his recovery…other AL East teams are all feeling they have a shot now with Yankees taking down their pen over two consecutive games…including a blown 6-0 lead today at the Stadium. I remember when Glasnow got hurt, wasn't it at GRF vs the Sox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Gun to head, is Benintendi going to hit more than 3 home runs this year? I say no 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 minute ago, reiks12 said: Gun to head, is Benintendi going to hit more than 3 home runs this year? I say no Yeah, dog days of summer- he’ll run into a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 14 minutes ago, reiks12 said: Gun to head, is Benintendi going to hit more than 3 home runs this year? I say no He’s basically the LF version of Nick Madrigal for 25x the annual cost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 5 hours ago, reiks12 said: Gun to head, is Benintendi going to hit more than 3 home runs this year? I say no Yeah, he'll hit 5 to 10 IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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