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Snake Bytes 3/27: The Diamondbacks Did a Thing

Photo by Christian Petersen/ Who had the Diamondbacks signing three of the top 15 free agents from this winter? Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks to Sign Jordan MontgomeryTo address the issues created by the losses of Eduardo Rodriguez and Paul Sewald, the Arizona Diamondbacks went big, signing one of the best pitchers in this year’s free agent market to a short-term deal. Left-hander, Jordan Montgomery will slot into the Arizona rotation for the 2024 season and can vest a player option by making just 10 starts. The overall cost could max out around two years and $50...

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Surveying the Diamondbacks landscape after the Jordan Montgomery signing

Photo by Harry How/ That was unexpected. There had been rumblings about the D-backs being among the suitors for the services of Jordan Montgomery. But with the team payroll already at an all-time high, these seemed to be implausible rumors. I mean, MLB Trade Rumors had him the #6 free agent on the market this winter, projecting a six year, $150 million contract for the Scott Boras client. But like other Boras clients, the market was badly misjudged by the agent, and the pitcher remained unemployed. Now, two days before Opening Day, Montgomery has become the last...

Over the Monster

OTM Open Thread 3/27: It is Wednesday

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/ Baseball returns tomorrow (barely) Happy Wednesday. Well, after months of speculation and countless MLB insiders projecting Jordan Montgomery to the Red Sox the last big name pitcher on the market has signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. For potentially a one-year deal. Free-agent left-hander Jordan Montgomery in agreement with Diamondbacks, pending physical. Deal will pay him $25M this season, includes vesting player option for second year. First with agreement: @JeffPassan— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 27,...

New York Post

Jordan Montgomery agrees to contract with Diamondbacks to end long free agency

Jordan Montgomery has finally finally found a new home — and it's not New York.

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Outside The Confines: Play Ball!

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Jordan Montgomery is a Snake at last. Decisions are made concerning who makes the Opening Day rosters. Looking ahead to the 2024 season and other news from MLB. I’m not going to have any Shohei Ohtani links today. I think we’ve covered that story well enough in other pieces on this site. If you have read something that you really think the rest of us should take a look at, feel free to share it with us in the comments. Free agent lefty Jordan Montgomery has signed a one-year, $25 million deal with the Diamondbacks. There is...

Pinstripe Alley

Yankees news: Monty makes his move

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Judge to make children’s show appearance; Monty signs with D-backs; Gonzalez fractures orbital bone; Johnson the photographer; Yanks rotation looks average without Cole ESPN | Jeff Passan: The final big free agent domino has fallen. Former Yankees southpaw Jordan Montgomery has reportedly signed a one-year, $25 million deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks that includes a second-year player option for $20 million if he makes at least 10 starts in 2024. There are escalators for the value of the option based on how much he exceeds that...

Lone Star Ball

Montgomery to D-Backs, per reports

Photo by Harry How/ Jordan Montgomery is reported heading to Arizona Jordan Montgomery, a hero of the Texas Rangers playoff run and key part of the Rangers winning their first title, is joining the team Texas vanquished, the Arizona Diamondbacks, per reports. The 31 year old Montgomery was acquired by the Rangers from the St. Louis Cardinals at the trade deadline in 2023 in a deal that saw Thomas Saggese and TK Roby go to St. Louis. He was terrific down the stretch and in the playoffs, and there appeared to be mutual interest in Montgomery returning to Texas for 2024...

Bluebird Banter

Better Know Your Blue Jays 40-Man: Daulton Varsho

D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports Daulton Varsho is a 27-year-old left-handed hitting outfielder. (turns 28 July 2nd). The Jays picked him up in a trade with the Diamondbacks for Lourdes Gurriel and Gabriel Moreno when they were trying to remake the team. Varsho helped the defense part of the equation, and when he got on base, he was fast. But he didn’t get on base enough. It didn’t help Daulton that the players he was traded for each had a good season in Arizona: Gurriel: 145 games, 24 home runs, .261/.309/.463 line, 3.0 bWAR. Moreno: 111 games, 7 home runs,...

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Your Random D-Back Team: Lethbridge Black Diamonds (Part 3)

Sportslogos.net Ok, let’s wrap this up. Two weeks ago we introduced the Lethbridge Black Diamonds. The team from Western Canada was the first minor league affiliate in Diamondbacks’ history to play professional baseball, from 1996 to 1998, even before the Arizona Diamondbacks stepped onto the field. We took a general look at their history before diving a bit more into their success and some key players last week. Those who reached MLB Rod Barajas - catcher (1996) We continue our list with Rod Barajas, who was an undrafted free agent in 1996, and joined the...

Royals Review

Royals trade partner history: The Brewers

Photo by Ron Schwane/ The Royals have done quite well in deals with the Brew Crew. This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, Angels, and Marlins. Today we look at the history of deals with the Milwaukee Brewers Total number of Royals/Brewers trades: 29 The Royals and Brewers have had a bunch of trades together, and the Royals have come out on the positive end of a lot of them. There were some terrific trades that don’t even make the...

Purple Row

Colorado Rockies Spring Training game no. 18 thread: Tanner Gordon vs Merrill Kelly

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via The Rockies will take on their stadium-mates this afternoon The Colorado Rockies will take on the reigning NL-champion Arizona Diamondbacks this afternoon in a battle for Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Tanner Gordon will get the start for the Rockies. The 26-year-old right-hander was brought over along with Victor Vodnik (No. 26 PuRP) in the Pierce Johnson trade ahead of last year’s trade deadline. He made a total of 10 starts in the Rockies’ system last year — four at Double-A Hartford and six at...

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Snake Bytes 3/13: 15 More Days

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Teams are entering the home stretch of their spring tune-ups, but some key players are still out or injured. Diamondbacks News The Return of Corbin MartinWhat this young man’s career might have looked like without all the injuries is something we’ll never know. But, the “big piece” from the Zack Greinke trade has finally recovered enough that he is back on the mound this spring. Gallen Fine-Tuning for 2024Zac Gallen is finding his final preseason tweaks for his fastball and curve. Here’s something to watch while waiting for the...

Royals Review

Royals trade partner history: The Marlins

Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via The Royals don’t deal with Fish too much. This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, and Angels. Today we look at the history of deals with the Miami Marlins. Total number of Royals/Marlins trades: 13 The two teams haven’t engaged on very many big trades together, and hardly any have worked out well for the Royals. Kansas City did unload former All-Star reliever Aaron Crow on the Marlins, but the...

Zack Greinke to the Astros and the biggest moves of the 2019 MLB trade deadline | Baseball Tonight

Buster Olney, Mark Teixeira, Tim Kurkjian, Jeff Passan and Keith Law react to the biggest stories of the 2019 MLB trade deadline including the blockbuster trade that sent Arizona Diamondbacks starter Zack Greinke to the Houston Astros, the Atlanta Braves

Astros trade for Zack Greinke at the DEADLINE | CBS Sports HQ

Houston Astros acquired Zack Greinke from the Arizona Diamondbacks right at the buzzer of the MLB Trade Deadline. CBS Sports HQ’s David Sampson breaks down the the impact Greinke will have in Houston, and if this puts the Astros over the top in their race