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Morosi: Andrew Benintendi “One Name to Watch” for Phillies
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Phillies report/rumor/speculation/spitballing here:
Andrew Benintendi is one name to watch if #Phillies trade for an outfielder, as I mentioned on @MLBNetwork a short time ago. He's on an expiring contract, is having an All-Star year with the #Royals and won a World Series title in Boston with current Phillies GM Dave Dombrowski.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) June 29, 2022
The Royals stink. 26-47 this year with Benintendi on an expiring one-year, $8.5 million deal. He’s 27 years old and was sent to KC last year in that Mets/Royals/Red Sox deal.
He’s hitting .303 this year, which is 18th in Major League Baseball, right between Freddie Freeman and Miguel Cabrera. Of course you’d take Andrew Benintendi on this team. Who wouldn’t? Not sure what the Phillies give up, and he’ll probably end up becoming a Yankee anyway, so I will not allow myself to get too excited by this one.
Anyway, Matt Rappa transcribed the full Morosi quote from MLB Network:
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com