Odds of Benintendi being a 3-4 WAR player each of the next two seasons are way way higher than Cordero or Lee ever being a 3-4 WAR player. I like the fact that he's a good defender in LF. Overall, this was a tremendous deal. He's only 26 and has already had a lot of success at the MLB level, just curtailed in the last two with injuries. I think the ballpark thing is minor but real. Both Santana and Benintendi have hit well in Kaufman. Santana was quoted I believe as saying he sees the ball well here. Psychologically for a hitter that's important.
Odds of Benintendi being a 3-4 WAR player each of the next two seasons are way way higher than Cordero or Lee ever being a 3-4 WAR player. I like the fact that he's a good defender in LF. Overall, this was a tremendous deal. He's only 26 and has already had a lot of success at the MLB level, just curtailed in the last two with injuries. I think the ballpark thing is minor but real. Both Santana and Benintendi have hit well in Kaufman. Santana was quoted I believe as saying he sees the ball well here. Psychologically for a hitter that's important.
I never heard that quote from Santana, but that is good to know!