Kingery 2.0

The player the Phillies imagined when they signed Scott Kingery to a six-year contract before his first MLB game has arrived–and his name is Nick Maton.

Maton was pressed into service when Jean Segura went on the injured list. And he's making a hell of an impression. In 12 games, he's hitting .357 with an OPS of .876. When Segura comes back, the Phils need to find a place for Maton to play. Here's an idea–have him take fly balls in the outfield before every game until Segura comes back and make him the centerfielder.

Odubel Herrera has been a dismal failure since his return to the big leagues. He has ONE bunt single in 18 at-bats and has played shaky defense in center. He crashed into Roman Quinn on Friday night and misplayed a ball in the first inning on Saturday that led to a four-run inning. Herrera hasn't been good since 2017.

It's really tragic that Gabe Kapler and John Malee screwed up Kingery so badly. He's still trying to regain the form that earned him that big contract. But while he's trying to figure things out, Nick Maton is here to pick up the slack.