If you’d said at the beginning of last offseason that Jordan Montgomery would be a D-back in 2024, you’d have been laughed at. After all, he was ranked the #6 free-agent, MLB Trade Rumors projecting Jordan to get a six-year deal worth $150 million, far too rich for Arizona. But the calendar flipped, 2023 becoming 2024, and January becoming February; still, nobody had signed Montgomery. Pitchers and catchers reported, and he remained available. Finally, with just a couple of days left before Opening Day, the shocking news broke: the Diamondbacks had signed Montgomery, to a one-year deal worth $25 million, with a player option for 2025, whose value depended on the number of starts made.
2024 Diamondbacks Player Reviews #52: Jordan Montgomery
