Sadly, I must confirm that like a bad penny, Chad Pennington is back with Surprise. However, we remain hopeful that he'll be replaced by a better backup SS before the season starts. So, who wants to trade one to me?
Because I know that you secretly care about this, let's take a quick look at Pennington's recent history...
2014
Included as a throw-in when Surprise acquired Marco Estrada from Twin Peaks
Exposed to the C auction, but received no bids and was retained
Played very minor role with championship team, contributing only 88 PA and starting 10 games
2015
Actually earned $200K as Surprise wanted him around for a change
Won another championship while rocking a .700 OPS in 208 PA and playing 3 positions
2016
Dumped on Rome for $25K
Exposed to the C auction and received no bids yet again
Sent back to Surprise for only $20K, so Rome wasted $130K on him
What's the next chapter in his saga? Stay tuned...
