GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cliff Pennington signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds, but the way Bryan Price talked Friday, it looks like Pennington is a major part of the team’s plans.
The Reds did not have a true shortstop to backup Jose Peraza until Pennington signed. They had some options, but none as good as Pennington.
“But if you have a real serious issue at short, if something would happen to Jose, you’d want to have a depth guy who’s played the position regularly at this level at a high rate defensively,” Price said. “With Cliff, we feel like we’ve added that player.