The Blue Jays weren’t quite satisfied with Munenori Kawasaki as their bench infielder and traded for the more experienced Pennington as a rental. The cost was Dunedin’s 20-year-old shortshop.
Pennington didn’t provide any more value than Kawasaki down the stretch and made minimal contributions in the playoffs. Pennington has, however, recovered nicely this year on the Angels’ bench.
Lugo finished 2015 with a .550 OPS in Advanced A ball. This season Lugo has exploded in the Diamondbacks system. He’s raised his OPS over 300 points in Advanced A compared to last season.