Bleacher Report · Oct 1, 2024
Diamondbacks Owner: Jordan Montgomery's $47.5M Contract Was 'Horrible Decision'
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On the heels of getting eliminated from MLB playoff contention on Monday, Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick put the heat on himself for a free-agent move that backfired on the team.
During an appearance Tuesday on the Burns & Gambo Show (h/t USA Today's Bob Nightengale), Kendrick lamented the decision to sign pitcher Jordan Montgomery to a two-year, $47.5 million contract, saying: "Looking back, in hindsight, a horrible decision to have invested that money in a guy that performed as poorly as he did. It was our biggest mistake this season from a talent standpoint. And I'm the perpetrator of that."