According to reports, Montgomery will sign a one-year, $ 25 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with a vesting player option that could be worth up to $25 million 2025 depending on how many starts he makes. The agreement was first reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN. The terms were known to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
In addition to getting Montgomery, the Diamondbacks had a successful offseason, adding Eduardo Rodriguez, Joc Pederson, Eugenio Suarez, and re-signing Lourdes Gurriel Jr. After stunning the Phillies in seven games in the previous year’s National League Championship Series. Rodriguez’s lat strain will keep him out of action until the new year. With Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen at the top of the rotation, the D-Backs now have one of the strongest lineups in baseball.
Montgomery was allegedly interested in a short-term contract in February from the Phillies. Dave Dombrowski shot off the notion of going after another starter despite the news that Taijuan Walker will miss the opening of the season due to a shoulder ailment.
The Phillies would have been in the third luxury tax category if Montgomery had signed, and it appears that they were unwilling to pay that price this season. The Phillies are probably going to be above the third division when Zack Wheeler’s record $42 million salary begins to accrue in 2025. Going over the third tier has consequences that include a surcharge of up to 95% and a 10-spot move back for the first-round choice in the following year.
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