Fansided · Feb 5, 2017
Chicago Cubs: Does Mike Montgomery get the starting nod in 2017?
Mike Montgomery figures to have a spotlight on him come this spring. That is when the Chicago Cubs might try to “stretch” him out to become a starter in the pitching rotation. Or, he could remain a reliever and let the new acquisitions vie for the fifth starter spot.
Either way, it is etched in Chicago Cubs history that he was the pitcher on the mound in the last of the 10th inning with just one out to obtain. He induced Cleveland pinch-hitter Michael Martinez to hit a slow grounder to Kris Bryant who fielded the ball and threw it to Anthony Rizzo at first-base to get that elusive last out that gave the Cubs their first World Series title after 108 years.