Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports that Jesus Montero was one of several players optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Friday. It’s not surprising even though Montero was swinging the bat well in spring training. The former top prospect in the Yankees’ system was slashing .310/.355/.621 with two home runs.
Montero showed up to camp 40 pounds overweight, which did not go over well with GM Jack Zduriencik. The embattled GM said of the embattled catcher, “I have zero expectations for Jesus Montero. Any expectations I had are gone.”
Since joining the Mariners, Montero has posted a .669 OPS in 663 at-bats at the big league level. He tore his meniscus last year, missing just over a month between late May and early July. He was later suspended 50 games for his role in the Biogenesis scandal.