After just a year in the Angels organization, Scott Kingery is headed back to the National League: He signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, per Patrick Mooney of The Athletic. The contract includes an invite to spring training.
That aforementioned campaign with the Angels didn’t exactly go according to plan for Kingery, who was likely hoping a change of scenery could rejuvenate his career after he was traded to Anaheim for cash considerations. He slashed .148/.207/.185 in parts of 19 games. His 59 games with Triple-A Salt Lake went better, though not all that much, hitting for a .