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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Benson is an easy player to root for, but likability doesn't pay the bills in Major League Baseball. The clock is ticking and the pressure is on after Benson struck out 40 percent of the time and posted the worst xBA among qualified hitters last season. He showed signs of growth down the stretch in 2023, but the improvements did not stick. Benson hit below .200 in four separate months of the 2024 campaign, never hitting above .220 in any month, and former Reds manager David Bell did nobody any favors by continuing to start him against righties. Still just 26, Benson is a good athlete with immense raw power, but it's unlikely that Cincinnati will put up with that level of swing and miss again in 2025. Read Past Outlooks

Relegated to Louisville
The Reds optioned Benson to Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Benson had a pretty underwhelming season with the Reds in 2024, slashing .187/.274/.376 with 14 homers, 43 RBI and 16 stolen bases over 128 games. He managed to bounce back during Cactus League play, posting an .853 OPS over 30 plate appearances, though 10 of those plate appearances ended in strikeouts. He'll head to Triple-A for now, though Benson could return to Cincinnati if he gets hot or outfield depth becomes an issue.
Benson had a pretty underwhelming season with the Reds in 2024, slashing .187/.274/.376 with 14 homers, 43 RBI and 16 stolen bases over 128 games. He managed to bounce back during Cactus League play, posting an .853 OPS over 30 plate appearances, though 10 of those plate appearances ended in strikeouts. He'll head to Triple-A for now, though Benson could return to Cincinnati if he gets hot or outfield depth becomes an issue.
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .476 | 115 | 1 | 9 | .150 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .799 | 602 | 24 | 65 | .242 | ||||
2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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2024vs Left | .526 | 71 | 1 | 7 | .153 | ||||
2024vs Right | .676 | 317 | 13 | 36 | .194 | ||||
2023vs Left | .400 | 44 | 0 | 2 | .146 | ||||
2023vs Right | .938 | 285 | 11 | 29 | .297 | ||||
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Since 2023Home | .746 | 342 | 17 | 41 | .202 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .748 | 375 | 8 | 33 | .249 | ||||
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2024Home | .675 | 192 | 9 | 24 | .178 | ||||
2024Away | .626 | 196 | 5 | 19 | .195 | ||||
2023Home | .840 | 150 | 8 | 17 | .234 | ||||
2023Away | .882 | 179 | 3 | 14 | .308 | ||||
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Something clicked for Benson during his five-week stint in the minors in April and May. A first-round pick in 2016, he made changes to cut down on his whiffs in 2022, but it wasn't enough to convince Cleveland as the Guardians traded traded him across state to Cincinnati just before spring training. While those aforementioned changes did not pay immediate dividends at the major-league level, Benson put everything together with Triple-A Louisville and would go on to be one of the Reds' best hitters over the final four months of the season. From May 30 on, Benson hit .296/.389/.542 with 34 extra-base hits -- including eight triples -- to go along with 19 steals in 22 attempts. It was a remarkable turnaround, but Benson is a strict platoon player for manager David Bell and the stickiness of his plate-skill improvements is still in question. The 25-year-old had over 300 plate appearances following his return to the majors, but that's not enough of a sample to draw any definitive conclusions.
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Could open in minors
Benson was not part of Cincinnati's Opening Day roster projection compiled by C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic.
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Reworks swing
Benson reworked his swing during the offseason, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
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Swipes another bag
Benson went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Pirates.
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Steals base in win
Benson went 0-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 8-3 win over Pittsburgh.
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Enters as pinch hitter
Benson entered Thursday's game as a pinch hitter and went 0-for-2 in a 15-3 loss to Milwaukee.
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