Owner of the Diamondbacks, Tom Kendrick, claimed that he signed pitcher Jordan Montgomery, who struggled this season despite earning a big free agent contract to join Arizona.
The Diamondbacks, who are the reigning National League champions, finished the regular season tied with the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves at 89-73 and did not advance to the postseason. In tiebreakers, though, the Braves and Mets prevailed because they won the season series and earned wild card berths.
As the Diamondbacks looked back on the season, Kendrick told Arizona Sports on Monday that he was the one who pushed for Montgomery’s signing, who had previously helped the Texas Rangers defeat Arizona in the World Series.
Kendrick expected much more from Montgomery, who had an 8-7 record with a 6.23 ERA after signing a one-year, $25 million deal.
“You’re talking to the guy who should be blamed if anyone wants to blame someone for Jordan Montgomery becoming a Diamondback,” Kendrick remarked. “Because I made the front office aware of it.” I made an effort to get it.
Although it wasn’t part of our strategy, they consented to it. He was signed directly at the conclusion of spring training, as you are aware. In retrospect, it was a terrible choice to invest that money in a person who gave such a bad performance.
In terms of talent, it’s the biggest error we’ve made this season. And I am the one who did that.
The left-handed pitcher, who is 31 years old, signed the deal in March, but a knee injury kept him out of the game for almost a whole month. After being shifted to the bullpen, he finished the season with 83 strikeouts in 117 innings pitched.
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Although Russell Wilson’s calf is healing, Justin Fields will start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Dallas Cowboys.
Although Russell Wilson’s injured right calf is improving, it might not recover fast enough to allow him to unseat Justin Fields as the starting quarterback for the time being.
Fields is still expected to start for a fifth straight week when Pittsburgh (3-1) plays Dallas (2-2) on Sunday night, according to coach Mike Tomlin, who stated on Tuesday that he expects Wilson to increase his practice effort this week.
35-year-old Wilson hasn’t participated in a game since suffering a calf injury shortly before the Atlanta Falcons’ season opener. The nine-time Pro Bowler has been handled cautiously by the Steelers. He felt well enough to take part in scout team throwing drills, but it’s not clear when he’ll be able to resume full practice.
“We’ll assess his mobility, functional ability, self-defense, and of course, his productivity level,” Tomlin stated. And as we move closer to game time this week, we’ll use it as a guide to decide whether or not to give it some real thought.
