Andrew Benintendi
Andrew Benintendi (aka Benny Baseball) has not started Spring Training in the best way. It took Benny until Tuesday against the Yankees to get his first hit of the spring. But, again this is only Spring Training. He is in no danger of losing the Left Fielder starting job.
And if one positive has come out of JetBlue Park so far, it is the budding relationship between Benintendi and Brock Holt. These teammates have been posting all over social media, even naming their friendship the #FlowBros. Fellow prankster on the team, Robbie Ross Jr., even caught them dancing in the weight room.
Now while there is no direct correlation between a budding bromance and success on the field, this has to be a great sign for Red Sox Nation. The team chemistry these two guys have is insane, and clearly Benintendi is loved by his fellow teammates. Also, last year it came out that Dustin Pedroia took in Benintendi when he got called up. Why? Pedroia figured Benintendi could save the extra cash for the month he was going to be in the bigs.
In all seriousness, this is awesome to see. Benintendi clearly is a great talent for this team, and is gelling with other members of the team. And with talks that Farrell might be moving him up to 2nd in the lineup, he clearly is a big factor in the success of this offense. And with the departure of David Ortiz, there are going to be new contributors that have to step up.