The Yankees signed veteran infielder Cliff Pennington to a minor league contract, the team announced this afternoon. He’s heading to Triple-A Scranton. Clearly, this is a move to replenish depth after Miguel Andujar and Troy Tulowitzki joined Didi Gregorius on the injured list.
Pennington, 34, went 8-for-27 (.296) with the Athletics in Spring Training, and he did travel with the team to Tokyo for the Japan Series last month. He was released after failing to make their Opening Day roster though. Pennington played a handful of games with the Reds last season and spent most of the summer in Triple-A, where he hit .