Not sure if we should reroute all the Montgomery discussion to the SP thread rather than here. I put up a post summarizing the discussion to this point over there, hope that helps. No biggie either way I suppose.Part of the problem with Montgomery is you're paying a 7-year, near $200M contract with the expectation that the value he provides in the first few years will make up for the burden of the last few years. If Bello is the only other guy in the rotation they can count on right now to make ~30 starts and give them a decent chance to win every 5 days, what is all that value in the early years contributing to? A couple of 86 win seasons in 24 and 25?
I like Montgomery as a piece of a larger off-season where they acquire another pitcher like Yamamoto/Burnes/Gilbert + a legitimate 2B. I like him a lot less if he's the primary addition/back-up plan for missing out on Yamamoto.
https://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?threads/what-does-red-sox-starting-pitching-look-like-in-2024.40102/page-29
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