Well, the motto of the season is to “be bold,” and the Phillies certainly are.
On Sunday, the Phillies announced that they signed Scott Kingery, a natural second baseman who has yet to make his debut in the majors, to contract extension.
Kingery is 23, and so the main portion of this contract will take him through age 29 season. The three option years could mean that he’s on the Phillies until he’s 32, nine years from now. The Phillies have locked up one of their most exciting talents for what could amount to nearly a decade.