Finding good utility infielders is hard. Players are struggling so much throughout their minor league career that when it comes to time to learn new positions, a lot of them falter. Teams these days like to have their players be as versatile as possible, so they have them play multiple positions in the minor leagues since it can only help them make the major leagues faster. Sometimes though, it doesn’t work.
Scott Kingery was supposed to be the team’s second baseman of the future, yet the team still thought that he would best be served by playing multiple positions.