Red Sox: Andrew Benintendi, Brock Holt bond during spring training
By Sean Penney
A pair of young Boston Red Sox stars took a moment away from workouts in Fort Myers to share their budding friendship on social media.
Did we just become best friends? Yup! No, you’re not watching Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly reenact a scene from the movie Step Brothers, this is happening at the Boston Red Sox spring training facility in Fort Myers.
A bromance is budding between rookie left fielder Andrew Benintendi and utility-man Brock Holt this spring, one that appears to have at least partially been sparked by their flowing locks of hair.
While some of their teammates will spend time during camp fighting for a roster spot, the only position battle these two need to be concerned with is the debate over who has the best hair.
You’ve hard of the Bash Brothers? Well, these are the Flow Bros.
When Red Sox ownership looks at Benintendi’s Instagram page, their eyes must light up with thoughts of the various ways they can exploit this marketing goldmine. Flow Bro tee-shirts, wigs, posters. Even those enormous cardboard head shots are sure to become hot sellers on the team’s online store.
Flow Bros is spreading across Red Sox Nation faster than any trend since #WinDanceRepeat became a staple of every victory. This may be only the beginning, as there’s no splitting up these besties.
Well, unless of course one of them is traded.
The Red Sox have made it quite clear that Benintendi is about as untouchable on the trade market as anyone in the organization. If Dave Dombrowski wasn’t willing to give him up in the deal for Chris Sale, who would he part with him for? Hint: It’s a short list.
Holt knows a thing or two about being traded, considering that’s how he ended up in Boston to begin with, but he’s not expected to be on the move again anytime soon. His versatility to play nearly any position on the field makes him an invaluable asset. Besides, if the Red Sox had any desire to deal him, they would have done so when he was coming off an All-Star campaign in 2015.
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Both players are expected to fill key roles on this team for years to come. There’s no promise that either will remain with the organization forever, but these two best friends will remain Flow Bros for life.