With the departure of Mookie Betts, there’s an empty slot at the top of the Red Sox batting order.
Interim manager Ron Roenicke thinks he knows who could fill it.
“[Andrew Benintendi] is always a guy I bring up because he did it last year, because he’s an on-base guy,” Roenicke said, according to WEEI’s Rob Bradford. “I know he can hit, he’s a really good hitter and has a really good eye.
“He takes pitches, he does everything you need as a leadoff hitter, and he can steal bases, too, so I like him in the leadoff spot.