Phillies prospects Rhys Hoskins, Scott Kingery named to Futures Game

Scott Kingery and Rhys Hoskins will represent the Phillies at the Futures Game during the All-Star Game festivities in Miami.

Friday the rosters for the MLB Futures Game were announced. While there are no Phillies prospects on the World roster, two will represent the team on the U.S. side. First baseman Rhys Hoskins and second baseman Scott Kingery will both represent Philadelphia in the Futures Game.

The Futures Game is a blend between an All-Star Game and a prospect showcase. Minor-leaguers that are top-ranked prospects and have performed well during the season usually are named to this game.

Last year, Dylan Cozens and Ricardo Pinto represented the club in San Diego for the Futures Game.

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Hoskins has been utterly dominant at the plate this season in Triple-A. He has a .303/.399/.606 line with 19 home runs in 80 games. Hoskins leads the International League with a 174 wRC+.

Baseball America ranked Hoskins as the team’s No. 6 prospect coming into this season. When they updated their Top 100 May 11, Hoskins slotted in as the No. 88 prospect in all of baseball.

This is what BA wrote about Hoskins during the offseason:

"Hoskins generates a split camp among scouts. Those who like him see a hitter with plus power, a sound swing path, good timing, the bat speed to catch up to quality fastballs and a smart plan at the plate. His power comes with some strikeouts, but he doesn’t swing and miss excessively and is a patient hitter who walked 12 percent of the time in 2016. While Reading is a terrific hitter’s park, he still hit .270/.357/.496 on the road. Hoskins’ doubters think he’s more of a mistake hitter who has a longer swing with stiffness and holes that better pitchers will exploit. Hoskins is slow-footed and isn’t very agile, but he has improved his defense to become an adequate defender with good hands at first base."

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Meanwhile, Kingery has also impressed at the plate this season. He started off the year with Double-A Reading and crushed opposing pitchers. In 69 games, he had a .313/.379/.608 line with 18 home runs and 19 stolen bases.

Since being promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley Sunday, Kingery already has six hits in four games. Three of those hits were home runs.

BA ranked Kingery as the No. 9 prospect in the system heading into 2017, and here is what they had to say about him:

"Kingery seems to grow on scouts the more they see him. He has a quick righthanded stroke that’s short, simple and repeatable. He has good bat control and plate coverage, and he stays through the middle of the field. He has good strike-zone judgment, though that came unglued when he got to Double-A when he got away from his usually disciplined approach. Kingery’s power is mostly to the gaps, but he can occasionally pull a ball over the fence. His plus speed and baserunning savvy helped him steal 30 bases in 2016. Kingery can look awkward at times in the field, but he is a solid-average defender at second base who’s quick on the double-play pivot with an average arm."

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The Futures Game is the best chance for even the average fan to get a real glimpse at the team’s top prospects and gives them the ability to see how they fare against tough competition.

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