Andrew Benintendi Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 9" / 180 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 7/6/1994 (29)
- Experience
- 8
- College
- Arkansas
Andrew Benintendi Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Andrew Benintendi News
Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi (hand) said he was hindered by a hand injury in 2023 and focused on getting stronger this winter. "Added a little bit of weight. I think this was one of my best offseasons, as far as working out and getting stronger. We'll see how it translates, hopefully it does. Time will tell," Benintendi said. The 29-year-old left-handed hitter had surgery on his right hamate bone, which ended his 2023 season prematurely. It could help explain why he hit just .262/.326/.356 with only five home runs, 45 RBI, 13 stolen bases and 72 runs scored in 562 at-bats in his first year in the Windy City. Due to lack of better options, he's the leading candidate to hit leadoff for the Pale Hose in 2024, too, so with better healthy, perhaps Benintendi will be a candidate for a decent bounce-back this year.
Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said that outfielder Andrew Benintendi is a candidate to hit leadoff for the team this season. It sounds like Benintendi will be the favorite to hit at the top of Chicago's order regularly. The 29-year-old left-handed hitter didn't do much to move the fantasy needle in his first year in the Windy City in 2023, slashing .262/.326/.356 with five home runs, 34 doubles, two triples, 45 RBI, 13 stolen bases and 72 runs scored in 151 games and 621 plate appearances. Benintendi rarely squared the ball up at the plate and also didn't play very good defense in left field. The Pale Hose don't have many other options atop the lineup, though, so Benintendi will likely get the first crack. Outside of a decent batting average, Benintendi has a low ceiling for fantasy managers again in 2024.
Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi (wrist) is back in the starting lineup on Friday, playing left field and batting leadoff against Atlanta Braves right-hander Charlie Morton to kick off the second half of the season. Benintendi was held out of the first-half finale last Sunday due to a right-wrist injury, but he got the rest he needed during the All-Star break this week and is good to go now. The 29-year-old left-handed hitter is hitting a nice .280 (88-for-314) with a strong .347 on-base percentage, but he only has one home run through 85 games in his first year in the Windy City. Fantasy managers will certainly be hoping that his wrist issues are behind him and he can display more pop in the second half.
Batting Order
1 | Robbie Grossman |
2 | Andrew Vaughn |
3 | Gavin Sheets |
4 | Eloy Jiménez |
5 | Dominic Fletcher |
6 | Lenyn Sosa |
7 | Paul DeJong |
8 | Korey Lee |
9 | Nicky Lopez |
Andrew Benintendi Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Robbie Grossman |
2 | Andrew Vaughn |
3 | Gavin Sheets |
4 | Eloy Jiménez |
5 | Dominic Fletcher |
6 | Lenyn Sosa |
7 | Paul DeJong |
8 | Korey Lee |
9 | Nicky Lopez |
Andrew Benintendi posted a career year in 2022, hitting .304/.373/.399 with five long balls in a campaign split between the Royals and Yankees. He somehow hoodwinked the White Sox into thinking that was his baseline talent level, but fantasy managers have thankfully been more discerning if his ADP of 235.74 is any indication. Benintendi's surface plate discipline stats were great last year with a 14.8 K% against a 10 BB%, but his underlying 85.5 Z-Contact% and 8.9 SwStr% were more good than great. Furthermore, Benintendi's contact quality was abysmal with a 3.8% HR/FB, 5.1% rate of Brls/BBE, and 92 mph average airborne exit velocity. That poor contact quality led to an xBA of .273 last year before baking in any K% regression. Benintendi went 8-for-11 on SB attempts last season, so he doesn't offer enough speed to offset his lack of power either. Benintendi is currently projected to hit second in Chicago's lineup, a role that provides some fantasy appeal in deeper formats in a Nick Markakis sort of way. Fantasy managers in shallower formats should look at alternatives with more upside even considering Benintendi's ADP.