MIAMI — Scott Kingery stood Sunday morning in a clubhouse full of some of baseball’s best young talent. But he very easily could have been in a clubhouse 1,200 miles north in Philadelphia, where the Phillies played another game with a utility player manning second base.
There is a good chance that Kingery, who played in Sunday’s Futures Game at Marlins Park, would already be in the majors if it was not for the constraints of the 40-man roster. He’s batting .312 with 22 homers this season between double A and triple A, but his chances to get to Philly this season are slim.