The Benintendi Thread

[a700hitter]

Beni is only at 350 career PAs. He's on pace for these numbers after 700 PAs:

 

.278 18 88

 

.348/435/.782

 

40 (2B+3B)

 

18 SB/ 2 CS

 

2.4 (projected) WAR on BR and fangraphs

 

He's no Fred Lynn, but he did come up a year earlier than Fred.

There is always an excuse.

[SCM33]

Why are we comparing him to Fred Lynn?

 

Fred Lynn was a Gold Glove winning All-Star CF for arguably 12 years.

 

AB plays LF and has 306 career AB's.

[a700hitter]

Why are we comparing him to Fred Lynn?

 

Fred Lynn was a Gold Glove winning All-Star CF for arguably 12 years.

 

AB plays LF and has 306 career AB's.

The media has been panting hard about AB and they have been making the comparisons.

[cp176]

Most of the media must not have ever seen Freddie play.

[harmony]

It's means nothing, but Seattle has three rookie outfielders -- Mitch Haniger, Ben Gamel and Guillermo Heredia -- who have posted higher fWAR than Andrew Benintendi this year (in fewer games):

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=of&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2017&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0

 

Of course Yankee outfielder Aaron Judge leads the way among rookies.

Edited June 6, 2017 by harmony

[harmony]

Why are we comparing him to Fred Lynn?

 

Fred Lynn was a Gold Glove winning All-Star CF for arguably 12 years.

 

AB plays LF and has 306 career AB's.

Fred Lynn was a nine-time All Star who won four Gold Gloves:

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lynnfr01.shtml

[moonslav59]

There is always an excuse.

 

No excuse.

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I never said Beni would be the next Fred Lynn.

 

He's doing pretty well. I think he'll improve as time goes by, but he'll likely have dome tough stretches here and there.

[moonslav59]

Fred Lynn was a nine-time All Star who won four Gold Gloves:

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lynnfr01.shtml

 

It's hard to compare anyone to the great Fred Lynn.

[Bellhorn04]

Most of the media must not have ever seen Freddie play.

 

The media types who make comparisons like that before a kid has played much are just being idiots.

[OH FOY]

Him and Betts got the quickest hands on this team.

[cp176]

Him and Betts got the quickest hands on this team.

 

You might be right - he probably has a bright future. He may become a very valuable player for us going forward.

[Emp9]

I never expected Beni to not have any hiccups.

[Bellhorn04]

I think it may have been Jim Rice who started the comparisons with his old Gold Dust Twin Lynn. Well intended, but premature to say the least.

[Spudboy]

I never expected Beni to not have any hiccups.

 

Same here. That is being realistic.