The fact that Scott Kingery was struggling this spring is an understatement. Because “baseball”, Kingery hit .159 this spring, the exact batting average he had in the COVID shortened 2020 season. Similarly still, his .229 OBP this spring is just 1 point better than his .228 2020 OBP.
The putrid numbers led to the Phillies optioning Kingery to Triple-A.
The demotion comes at no surprise as every other Phillies regular had a batting average of at least 35 points better than Kingery. This was especially true in the positions where Kingery would’ve most likely played.