MIGUEL MONTERO RUMORS
Diamondbacks Extend Miguel Montero
The Diamondbacks signed Miguel Montero to a five-year, $60 million extension over the weekend. The richest deal in Diamondbacks franchise history effectively keeps Montero in Arizona for the rest of his prime. It also ensures that the team has a very good player at an important position locked up at a fairly reasonable price.
Set to hit free agency after the season, the 28-year...
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D-backs' Montero out until at least Monday
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero is out at least until Monday with a strained groin muscle, he told reporters Saturday night. Montero suffered the injury about a week ago. Montero was an All-Star last season when he hit .282 with 18 home runs and a team-high 86 RBI. This year, he is batting .252 with two home runs and 21 RBI through 38 games after signing a one-year...
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For D-backs, Montero worth the investment
PHOENIX -- In the end, the Diamondbacks decided that they were likely to lose catcher Miguel Montero if he hit the free-agent market this winter, even as he expressed a desire to stay. It was not a risk they were willing to take.
And once the D-backs agreed to add a fifth year to Monteros contract extension, the five-year, 60 million deal was finalized.
I couldnt be happier, to...
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Miguel Montero Signs 5 Year Extension With Arizona Diamondbacks
One of the most pressing issues for the Arizona Diamondbacks is the future of Miguel Montero. He’s a potential free agent at the end of the season, and coming off a career year that saw him hit 18 HR, drive in 86 while posting an 820 OPS, it was likely that he’d earn a big contract. Well, the Diamondbacks don’t have to worry any longer, as they’ve extended...
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Miguel Montero Inks New 5-Year, $60 Million Deal
Coming into the 2012 season, one of the biggest questions facing the Arizona Diamondbacks was one that had little to do with on-field performance. In a day and age where personnel distractions are commonplace, the Diamondbacks were forced to deal with the task of re-signing one of their core players to a long-term deal, but he wasn’t making it easy.
Before spring training ended...
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D-backs, Montero agree to 5-year extension
PHOENIX The Diamondbacks made a proactive move Friday in agreeing to a five-year, 60 million contract extension with catcher Miguel Montero.
Montero would have been the prize catcher on the free agent market this winter, and big-market teams such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston and the New York Mets are among those who could be in the market for a top-tier catcher.
The D-backs...
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Sources: Arizona catcher gets extension
Catcher Miguel Montero has agreed to a five-year, $60 million contract extension with the Arizona Diamondbacks, major-league sources told FOXSports.com.
The deal is expected to be announced at a Saturday news conference, the sources said.
Montero, 28, earned his first All-Star selection last year. He's off to a slow start offensively -- .693 OPS in 38 games -- but is a rare...
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Arizona catcher Montero will rest groin for a couple of days
Catcher Miguel Montero was held out of Arizona's starting lineup Tuesday and is not expected to play Wednesday, manager Kirk Gibson said, but the Diamondbacks do not believe his strained left groin is DL-threatening. Montero, who suffered the injury while making a quick move after a foul popup, was replaced by pinch hitter Henry Blanco in the sixth inning Monday. Blanco had...
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Montero rewarding Diamondbacks for belief
Miguel Montero was 17. Every major-league club but one already had rejected him. He was ready to quit baseball, finish high school and go study mechanical engineering in college.
The Arizona Diamondbacks were his last hope.
Junior Noboa, the teams vice president of Latin operations, had flown to Venezuela to oversee the tryout from his native Dominican Republic. Noboa's plane...
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Diamondbacks always believed in Montero
Miguel Montero was 17. Every major-league club but one already had rejected him. He was ready to quit baseball, finish high school and go study mechanical engineering in college.
The Arizona Diamondbacks were his last hope.
Junior Noboa, the team's vice president of Latin operations, had flown to Venezuela to oversee the tryout, flown from his native Dominican Republic. Noboa...
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