Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Benintendi Tabbed As Having Second Best Draftee Start

Benintendi Launches HR
According to MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo, Red Sox top draft pick Andrew Benintendi has gotten off to the second most impressive start of any draftee in baseball. Only the Tigers' Tyler Alexander is ranked higher than Benintendi. So far, here are his stats through just 30 games at Single-A Lowell: .279 AVG, .403 OBP, .951 OPS, 7 HRs, 15 RBIs, 6 SBs. The former Arkansas Razorback just turned 21 on July 6th.