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| Born: |
July 6, 1994 |
| Birthplace: |
Cincinnati, OH |
| Height: |
5-10 |
| Weight: |
180 |
| Bats: |
Left |
| Throws: |
Left |
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| Drafted: |
1st round, 2015 by BOS;
31st round,
2013 by CIN |
| How Acquired: |
Draft |
| College: |
Arkansas |
| High School: |
Madeira HS (OH) |
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Photo ©
Kelly O'Connor
Andrew Benintendi photos by Kelly O'Connor
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Pronunciation: |
ben-INN-ten-dee |
| First Pro Contract: |
June 29, 2015 (BOS) |
| Signing Scout: |
Chris Mears |
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Signing Bonus: |
$3,590,400 |
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| Pro Debut: |
July 3, 2015 (Lowell) |
| MLB Debut: |
August 3, 2016 (BOS) |
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| Twitter: |
@asben16 |
| Instagram: |
@andrewbenintendi16 |
Traded to KC with
cash in a three-team deal where Boston acquired Franchy Cordero,
Josh Winckowski, and 3 PTBNL (2 from KC and 1 from NYM) and Khalil Lee was sent from
KC to NYM
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Scouting Report
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Physical Description: Compact,
short, strong, athletic build. Maxed out physically.
Hit: Quick
hands and explosive through the zone while staying under control. Shows
advanced knowledge of the strike zone. Two-handed finish. Pull heavy approach.
Power: Plus
bat speed. Compact strength. Leverage in swing for future plus power.
Arm: Average arm strength and accuracy.
Field: Athletic defensive actions with average reads and
range in center field. Able to play all outfield positions if
necessary.
Run: Above-average runner
with base-stealing potential. Not a burner, but quick, athletic strides
with accelerating speed underway and great instincts.
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Career Notes: Drafted by the Reds in 2013 but did not sign. Had
right hamate bone removed before college. Suffered strained quad
late in freshman season at Arkansas and did not play summer
ball, focusing instead on building upper body strength while
rehabbing the injury; had significant jump in power production
as a result. Under-the-radar player at Arkansas had dramatic
late climb up draft boards in part because some teams did not
realize he was a draft-eligible sophomore. Was one of the top
prospects in baseball entering 2017 season. Second in American
League Rookie of the Year voting in 2017. World Series champion
in 2018. Missed significant portion of 2020 season with a right
rib cage injury, ich likely affected his performance prior to
going on the IL.
Summation: Future potential regular, everyday-type outfielder. Ceiling of an occasional All-Star. Athleticism and profile to potentially play all three outfield
positions. Average to above-average tools across the board. Needs to prove
raw power and approach will continue to translate against advanced
pitching.
Links
The Write-Up: Benintendi and more from Lowell (8.4.15)
Benintendi adjusting quickly... (8.11.15)
2015 Top 40 Season in Review
The Write-Up: Andrew Benintendi (7.7.16)
Breaking down the Andrew Benintendi call-up (8.2.16)
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Hitting Stats |
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
org |
age |
g |
ab |
r |
h |
2b |
3b |
hr |
rbi |
tb |
bb |
so |
sb |
cs |
avg |
obp |
slg |
ops |
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2014 |
Arkansas |
NCAA |
Coll |
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19 |
61 |
225 |
45 |
62 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
75 |
24 |
20 |
17 |
4 |
0.276 |
0.368 |
0.333 |
0.701 |
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2015 |
Arkansas |
NCAA |
Coll |
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20 |
65 |
226 |
62 |
85 |
13 |
2 |
20 |
57 |
162 |
50 |
32 |
24 |
4 |
0.376 |
0.488 |
0.717 |
1.205 |
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2015 |
Lowell |
NYPL |
A- |
Bos |
20 |
35 |
124 |
19 |
36 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
67 |
25 |
15 |
7 |
1 |
0.290 |
0.408 |
0.540 |
0.948 |
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2015 |
Greenville |
SAL |
A |
Bos |
20 |
19 |
74 |
17 |
26 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
43 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
0.351 |
0.430 |
0.581 |
1.011 |
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2016 |
Salem |
Car |
A+ |
Bos |
21 |
34 |
135 |
30 |
46 |
13 |
7 |
1 |
32 |
76 |
15 |
9 |
8 |
2 |
0.341 |
0.413 |
0.563 |
0.976 |
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2016 |
Portland |
East |
AA |
Bos |
21 |
63 |
237 |
40 |
70 |
18 |
5 |
8 |
44 |
122 |
24 |
30 |
8 |
7 |
0.295 |
0.357 |
0.515 |
0.872 |
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2016 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
21 |
34 |
105 |
16 |
31 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
50 |
10 |
25 |
1 |
0 |
0.295 |
0.362 |
0.476 |
0.838 |
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2017 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
22 |
151 |
573 |
94 |
155 |
26 |
1 |
20 |
90 |
243 |
70 |
112 |
20 |
5 |
0.271 |
0.352 |
0.424 |
0.776 |
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2018 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
23 |
148 |
579 |
103 |
168 |
41 |
6 |
16 |
87 |
269 |
71 |
106 |
21 |
3 |
0.290 |
0.366 |
0.465 |
0.830 |
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2019 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
24 |
138 |
541 |
72 |
144 |
40 |
5 |
13 |
68 |
233 |
59 |
140 |
10 |
3 |
0.266 |
0.343 |
0.431 |
0.774 |
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2020 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
25 |
14 |
39 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
17 |
1 |
2 |
0.103 |
0.314 |
0.128 |
0.442 |
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2021 |
Kansas City |
AL |
MLB |
KC |
26 |
134 |
493 |
63 |
136 |
27 |
2 |
17 |
73 |
218 |
36 |
97 |
8 |
9 |
0.276 |
0.324 |
0.442 |
0.766 |
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2022 |
Kansas City |
AL |
MLB |
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27 |
93 |
347 |
40 |
11 |
14 |
2 |
3 |
39 |
138 |
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52 |
4 |
2 |
0.320 |
0.390 |
0.398 |
0.788 |
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2022 |
New York |
AL |
MLB |
NYY |
27 |
33 |
114 |
14 |
29 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
46 |
13 |
25 |
4 |
1 |
0.254 |
0.336 |
0.404 |
0.739 |
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Awards |
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SoxProspects.com Awards |
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2015 National Player of the Year (Louisville Slugger)
2015
Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
2015 First-Team
All-American (Louisville Slugger)
2015 Golden Spikes Award
2015
Dick Howser Trophy
NY-Penn League Player of the Week (August 10-16,
2015)
Red Sox Minor League Hitter of the Month (August
2015)
Carolina League Player of the Week (April 25 - May 1, 2016)
Red Sox Minor League Hitter of the Month (April 2016)
2016 Futures Game All-Star
Eastern League Player of the Week (July
25-31, 2016)
2016 Greg Montalbano Red Sox Minor League Player of the
Year
American League Rookie of the Month (August 2017)
2017 Baseball America All-Rookie Team
2017 Topps All-Rookie Team
2021 American League Gold Glove
2022 American League All-Star |
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2015 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2015 SoxProspects.com Offensive Player of the Year
2015
SoxProspects.com Rookie of the Year
2016 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (April 25 - May 1, 2016)
SoxProspects.com
Player of the Month
(April 2016)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (June
27 - July 4, 2016)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (July 25-31, 2016)
2016 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2016 SoxProspects.com Player of the
Year
2017 SoxProspects.com Graduate of the Year |
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