A lot of 2020 for Luis Rengifo falls under the “What if?” category, especially after a subpar year.
Rengifo was reportedly headed to the Dodgers in February in a trade that would have netted the Angels both Joc Pederson and Ross Stripling, a deal that was never finalized. In theory, this trade would have shored up two areas of need in Anaheim, but in reality none of the players involved in the would-be deal had good years.
The switch-hitting Rengifo had just 14 hits in 90 at-bats, hitting .156/.269/.200. His BABIP was absurdly low (.