A hitting coach could make a fortune if he could get hitters to go the other way or lay a bunt down the line.... the damn shift suuuccckks
The bunt for a base hit was a good idea and the stolen base was as well. He followed that up with 4 very weak AB's. Right now he is 1 for 15 and the worst hitter on the Sox. He will continue to face good pitching so needs some change to get him started. I have no idea what would work. Tough love? A drop to the bottom of the order?
One bright spot was Godley who went 4 innings with 7 SO's. Not much velocity but a deceptive curve ball.
Shifting every batter is obnoxious, and teams deserve to get burned when analytics over-analyze. Boston shifting on the Orioles' unproven rookie leadoff man was just obnoxious; he smirked and hit a grounder to the wide open right side into right field. Some clever upper management type must have thought they found the next Jim Thome.
Roenicke was quoted today when he indicated Beni has a leg kick issue and that is throwing off his timing. He tends to be trying to catch up (speed up his bat) and so far that isn't working. The article indicates no one looks more lost at the plate on the Red Sox roster than Beni. Roenicke indicates that he plans to use Pillar against lefty pitching plus different pairings of the 3 lefty outfielders on the roster. Verdugo's success against lefties is a consideration. He implies that the choice will be based on who is hot and at this time Beni is not, with 2 hits in 21 ABs and one of those a bunt. Maybe it is like AAA, first you have to admit you have a problem before you can proceed to correct it.
I dont think taking Benintendi out of the lineup is helping anything.....I think keeping him at about a number 5 hitter will take some pressure off of him as far as being the leadoff hitter and struggling.... Hes in a slump and I would expect him to get thru it eventually....I dont think putting him on the bench is helping.....i'll tell you what, Id rather have him in my lineup batting 9th then that rookie Arrauz or whatever his name is
I think JD, Moreland, and Benintendi should be in the lineup every day unless if Chavis has better numbers against an opposing pitcher than Moreland does
I’d like to see Duran get some at-bats this season.
Maybe give Benintendi some time on the dl and give Duran a chance.