The start of the 2021 season will mark three years since the Philadelphia Phillies signed Scott Kingery to a six-year, $24 million extension before he ever played a major-league game.
While a contract that affordable is certainly not a burden for the Phillies, it is unclear thus far whether it was the correct move.
In three seasons, Kingery has had one good one – in 2019, when he finished with a .788 OPS – sandwiched by two seasons that ranked near the worst in the majors.