Agree. If Beni (or any other player) has this same 10 game stretch in the middle of June (in a normal season), its just a slump. Why is it when it happens at the start of a season (any season), it's panic time.
Beni may never live up to his potential. He may also bloom later on. Time will tell.
Benintendi's career slash line: .274/.354/.438/.792 in 479 games
Here is another Sox outfielder thru his age 26 season (same age as Beninitendi): .258/.337/.440/.777 in 764 games
People who would have given up on the latter would not have had Dwight Evans patrolling right field for 19 years in Boston.
I'm not saying Beni will turn into Evans as he ages. My point is you don't give up on certain players because of a bad 10 games or even a bad season.
This team is not going to win anything this year; no matter how good the offense is, the pitching isn't there, and the loss of ERod makes that even moreso.