Former 2016 first round draft pick Will Benson won the LGT reader vote yesterday, so it’s time to say some good things about him.
Drafted out of Westminster High School in Atlanta, Benson has a 6-foot-5, 225 pound frame that makes scouts drool. His 2017 was a tale of two halves, beginning the year with a rough .169/.244/.296 slashline over the first month, but from July 17th to the end of the season on September 6th, Benson raked to the tune of .275/.399/.573 with a wRC+ of 187.
Benson hit just one home run in the first month, but blasted nine longballs over the final month and a half, good enough to lead the New York Penn League with 10 on the season.