Scott Kingery is living up to the hype
It was expected that Kingery would start the year off in the minors so the Phillies would gain more years of control over the second base prospect. Instead, after a phenomenal spring training, general manager Matt Klentak decided to lock up Kingery, signing him to a contract extension and assigning him to the major-league roster.
After not starting Opening Day and questionably not pinch-hitting, Kingery made his debut Friday at third base. Batting sixth he succeeded immediately He went 2-5 and would have had a stolen base if not for a questionable decision calling it a wild pitch followed by an error allowing Kingery to advance to third.
Playing shortstop and left field in career game two, Kingery went two-for-four. His Rookie of the Year campaign has started off well. The question will now be how Kapler fits him into the lineup every day. Based on his first three games Kapler might decide to put Kingery in as a pitcher since all batters hit .000 off him.