If you can catch, you’re valuable. Miguel Montero can catch, ergo:
The Diamondbacks continue to have dialogue with other clubs on a variety of players, including catcher Miguel Montero . . . Among the teams the Diamondbacks have spoken to about Montero are the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox.
Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports that. But also notes that the action is not really heated at the moment.
The 31-year-old Montero caught 131 games last year with some extra DH and pinch hitting duties thrown in. After a a 2013 in which he spent some time on the DL and his hitting suffered, he bounced back up to a line of .243/.329/.370. That’s off his peak, but comes out to an OPS+ of 95, which ain’t bad for a catcher.
What is kind of bad? His five-year, $60 million contract which still has two years left to go.
