DUNEDIN, Fla. — Bryson Stott’s a comer. Let’s hope the Phillies learn from their mistakes.
Scott Kingery had a great spring in 2018. Just before his 24th birthday, despite spending just 63 games at Triple-A, Kingery made the major league club — then played six positions in his first six major league games. He went from third base to shortstop to left field, back to third, then back to short, and, finally out to right field, all in the first five games. He didn’t play second base, his natural position, until the sixth game, then spent just five innings at second. In fact, in his four big league seasons, Kingery made just 34 of his 267 starts at second base.
Kingery now is 27, and he’s back in the minors, trying to find the form that once made him the Phillies’ top prospect.
