Red Sox: Andrew Benintendi among AL Rookie of the Year finalists
Andrew Benintendi
Our own Andrew Benintendi was named a finalist for the American League Rookie of the Year Award. Benintendi was heavily the favorite for the award before the season started, but it’s hard to beat the season Judge had.
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The 23-year old still had a pretty solid season. He led all qualified Red Sox hitters in on-base percentage and was one of the better bats in the lineup. Benintendi was a little inconsistent at times during the season, in my opinion, but he was among the best hitters for the Sox.
Benintendi hit .271/.352/.424 with 20 home runs and 90 RBIs this past season. August was the rookie’s best month of the season and he was given the Rookie of the Month award for that month.
The left fielder for the Red Sox did pretty well under the circumstances this season. Coming in this season, he was the favorite to win the ROY and was heavily relied on this past season.
Benintendi still has some room to improve this next season. He needs to work on playing balls off the Green Monster in left. At times this season, he had some trouble with balls coming from off the monster. He also could work on his patience at the plate. If he works on these things in the offseason, he could come back and have a monster year for the Sox.