The Philadelphia Phillies’ lineup is loaded coming into the 2025 season but it’s short on homegrown talent. Third baseman Alec Bohm (3rd overall pick in 2018) and second baseman Bryson Stott (14th overall pick in 2019) are the lone members of the projected Opening Day lineup to be drafted by the team.
The rest represent high-priced free agent signings or shrewd trades that were made to bolster a team that missed the postseason for 10 straight seasons from 2012 to 2021.
With a history like this, there are a lot of Phillies prospects that didn’t turn out. This is especially true for their top prospects in 2018 which included future major leaguers J.P. Crawford and Mickey Moniak in the top 10 but also had failed major leaguers Sixto Sanchez and Adonis Medina.
Another player on that list got a second opportunity during Spring Training, but was sent packing after a disastrous performance, adding another chapter in a disappointing career.
Former Phillies Prospect Scott Kingery Released By Angels
The Los Angeles Angels released former Phillies prospect Scott Kingery on Tuesday to make room for the recently acquired Angel Perdomo. Kingery spent all of the 2024 season at Triple-A level, hitting .268/.316/.488 with 25 home runs and 67 RBI in 125 games with Lehigh Valley but was traded to Los Angeles for cash considerations.
While the infielder battled Tim Anderson and J.D. Davis for an infield spot on the Angels bench, he needed a strong Spring Training performance to make it happen. That didn’t happen as the 31-year-old hit just .138/.257/.172 with 11 strikeouts in 36 plate appearances in Cactus League action.
It’s the continuation of a fall from grace for Kingery, who was a second round pick by the Phillies in the 2015 draft. He landed on the prospect radar when he hit a combined .304/.459/.520 with 26 home runs, 65 RBI and 29 stolen bases on 34 attempts between Double-A Reading and Lehigh Valley and entered the 2018 season ranked 35th on MLB Pipeline’s top prospects list.
The Phillies were proactive, locking Kingery into a six-year, $24 million contract with three option years before he appeared in a major league game. But he didn’t provide a return on his investment, hitting just .229/.280/.387 with 30 homers, 96 RBI and 25 stolen bases on 32 attempts in 325 career games.
To make matters worse, Kingery hasn’t had a major league at-bat since 2021 and hasn’t appeared in a game since 2022. The Phillies outrighted him off the roster following the 2023 season and while he hung out at Triple-A last year, they were smart enough to pounce on the opportunity to trade him once they found a taker.