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The King is gone: Scott Kingery traded to Angels

The Phillies have traded one-time top prospect Scott Kingery to the Los Angeles Angels.

The Phillies have traded INF/OF Scott Kingery to LAA in exchange for cash considerations.

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) November 1, 2024

Drafted in the second round of the 2015 MLB draft, Kingery became one of the top prospects in baseball. In 2017, splitting time between AA and AAA, the infielder brought a combination of power and speed, hitting a 26 home runs and stealing 29 bases.

Prior to the 2018 season, it looked like service time considerations might force Kingery to begin to year in the minors, but general manager Matt Klentak avoided that problem by signing him to a six-year contract.