AZ Snake Pit · Dec 22, 2022
The Diamondbacks’ Worst Contracts: #7, Miguel Montero
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Date signed: May 2012
Length: five years (2013-2017)
Cost at time: $60 million
Adjusted 2022 cost: $82.40 million
Production: 2.3 bWAR
Negative value: $64.00 million
How the player got there
“It was very important to all of us to make sure that we lock someone like Miggy up. As he mentioned, he grew up in this organization. That’s important to us, too. If we have a gem like him, we want to hold on to him.”
— Derrick Hall