Jordan Montgomery reportedly is heading from the champions to the runner-ups.
The previous Texas Rangers left-handed beginning pitcher has agreed to hitch the Arizona Diamondbacks on a one-year, $25 million deal, in accordance with a number of reviews on Tuesday night time.
The reported deal struck simply days earlier than Opening Day additionally accommodates a vesting possibility for 2025.
Montgomery, 31, made 32 mixed begins for the Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals final season, posting a 3.20 ERA with 166 strikeouts and 48 walks in 188.2 innings. He sported a 2.79 ERA over 11 begins with Texas following a midseason commerce, serving to the membership attain the postseason for the primary time since 2016.
Montgomery then made six postseason appearances, together with one begin in opposition to the D-backs within the World Collection, because the Rangers captured their first ever championship.
Montgomery, who’s made 30-plus begins and recorded a sub-4.00 ERA in every of the final three seasons, is becoming a member of his fourth completely different workforce since 2022. He spent the primary five-plus seasons of his profession with the New York Yankees earlier than being dealt to St. Louis midseason in 2022.
Montgomery will now be a part of a loaded D-backs rotation that options the likes of Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Eduardo Rodriguez and Brandon Pfaadt. Rodriguez was Arizona’s different massive free-agent addition, becoming a member of on a four-year $80 million deal.
The membership additionally re-signed outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. this offseason, together with bringing in infielder Eugenio Suárez and outfielders Joc Pederson and Randal Grichuk.
The Diamondbacks are simply newest NL West membership to make a free-agent splash within the days main as much as the 2024 season. Final week, the San Francisco Giants inked reigning NL Cy Younger winner Blake Snell to a two-year, $62 million deal.
Arizona opens its season at dwelling in opposition to the division rival Colorado Rockies on Thursday night time.