Miguel Montero acquired for Mejia and Godley

[abuck1220]

if montero was worth 3/$40 the dbacks wouldn't just be giving him away.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

if montero was worth 3/$40 the dbacks wouldn't just be giving him away.

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/tony-la-russa-eye.jpg

[sneakypower]

if montero was worth 3/$40 the dbacks wouldn't just be giving him away.

conversely...if he wasn't worth 3/40 we wouldn't reportedly be offering players on top of offering to pay his contract obligations

[Guest]

John Baker ✔ @manbearwolf

Are the @Cubs going to platoon Montero and Castillo? Solid catching corp. take care of my pitchers guys!

9:20 PM - 8 Dec 2014

[Tryptamine]

John Baker ✔ @manbearwolf

Are the @Cubs going to platoon Montero and Castillo? Solid catching corp. take care of my pitchers guys!

9:20 PM - 8 Dec 2014

 

It really is unfortunate he's terrible at baseball.

[Guest]

John Baker ✔ @manbearwolf

Are the @Cubs going to platoon Montero and Castillo? Solid catching corp. take care of my pitchers guys!

9:20 PM - 8 Dec 2014

 

It really is unfortunate he's terrible at baseball.

 

i want him back in a token coaching role so bad

[Guest]

miguel montero ‏@miggymont26 30m30 minutes ago

Any of you know where do I'm going to ?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

miguel montero ‏@miggymont26 30m30 minutes ago

Any of you know where do I'm going to ?

ConstableRabbit just had a heart attack.

[MWV]

[expletive] everything else, I love your new avatar. Tears in the rain, TUIP.

[treebird]

miguel montero ‏@miggymont26 30m30 minutes ago

Any of you know where do I'm going to ?

ConstableRabbit just had a heart attack.

 

ending sentences with a preposition is not the Cub Way

[Cubswin11]

Not one of these again,

 

11:31pm: A source tells Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com (via Twitter) that a deal isn’t close to fruition.

[davell]

Stewart said he hasn't spoken to the Cubs since the morning.

[Elrhino]

if montero was worth 3/$40 the dbacks wouldn't just be giving him away.

conversely...if he wasn't worth 3/40 we wouldn't reportedly be offering players on top of offering to pay his contract obligations

 

Then I guess it really just depends on which front office one trusts to quantify player value between Theo or Tony LaRussa.

[ConstableRabbit]

miguel montero ‏@miggymont26 30m30 minutes ago

Any of you know where do I'm going to ?

ConstableRabbit just had a heart attack.

Nah, not a native speaker.

[hawkeyecub]

This was from Buster Olney's ranking of catchers (input from GM's and evaluators) where he had Montero 9th:

 

Arizona has talked to other teams about trading Montero and getting out from the $40 million owed to the catcher for the next three seasons. But maybe the expectations for him to be a middle-of-the-order hitter were outsized, because he does some things well: He has a .342 career on-base percentage, and has thrown well in his career.

 

Perhaps the addition of Henry Blanco to the coaching staff helped him in 2014, when Montero worked to reinvest himself in his catching, because some of Montero’s pitch-framing metrics were the best in the majors.

 

Keep working Hank.

Edited December 9, 2014 by hawkeyecub

[Tyrant]

This was from Buster Posey's ranking of catchers.

 

"I am number 1."

[UMFan83]

This was from Buster Posey's ranking of catchers.

 

"I am number 1."

 

haha, I didn't even catch that at first.

[Guest]

This was from Buster Posey's ranking of catchers.

 

"I am number 1."

 

lmao same thought i had

[Lefty]

Great offensive platoon by the numbers.

[sneakypower]

last 3 seasons:

 

vs. opposite-side pitching

Montero: .770 OPS / .339 wOBA / 110 wRC+

Castillo: .861 OPS / .378 wOBA / 139 wRC+

 

vs. same-side pitching

Montero: .632 OPS / .283 wOBA / 71 wRC+

Castillo: .680 OPS / .302 wOBA / 87 wRC+

 

 

our total C production in '14: .620 OPS / .278 wOBA / 72 wRC+

[Guest]

My concern about Montero, which I've stated several times, is that his production has dropped a lot in the past two years since he injured his back. Those numbers against righties during that time is .728/.330/99. It's still an upgrade over Castillo. But I think the upside of those earlier years is probably gone.

[Cubswin11]

While that's true he has declined, I wonder how a reduced work load would help him. Going from 130-140 games to a 110-120 range may help him a little.

[minnesotacubsfan]

last 3 seasons:

 

vs. opposite-side pitching

Montero: .770 OPS / .339 wOBA / 110 wRC+

Castillo: .861 OPS / .378 wOBA / 139 wRC+

 

vs. same-side pitching

Montero: .632 OPS / .283 wOBA / 71 wRC+

Castillo: .680 OPS / .302 wOBA / 87 wRC+

 

 

our total C production in '14: .620 OPS / .278 wOBA / 72 wRC+

 

 

Looking at these numbers, how is Montero in any way better the Castillo? Is it against right handed pitching?

[Guest]

last 3 seasons:

 

vs. opposite-side pitching

Montero: .770 OPS / .339 wOBA / 110 wRC+

Castillo: .861 OPS / .378 wOBA / 139 wRC+

 

vs. same-side pitching

Montero: .632 OPS / .283 wOBA / 71 wRC+

Castillo: .680 OPS / .302 wOBA / 87 wRC+

 

 

our total C production in '14: .620 OPS / .278 wOBA / 72 wRC+

 

 

Looking at these numbers, how is Montero in any way better the Castillo? Is it against right handed pitching?

Yes. It is about having better numbers against ~70% of the pitchers out there.

 

Plus not having a crappy backup.

[Guest]

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 2m2 minutes ago

The Chicago #Cubs are on the verge of acquiring #Dbacks catcher Miguel Montero for prospects. Deal expected by end of day.

 

it's nightengale

 

and he's not really reporting anything that wasnt reported yesterday but whatever