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xiaoweiwei 发表于 2013/1/17 19:32:00 |
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PHOENIX - The possibility of losing Miguel Montero to free agency and
the lack of an alternative that would bring in anyone of comparable
ability led the Arizona Diamondbacks to agree to $60 million, five-year
contract with the 28-year-old catcher that covers 2013-17. Ed Reed Camo Jersey
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Montero signed the contract on Saturday and, with his 20-month-old son
Angel on his lap, said at a news conference that he never wanted to
leave the organization that he has been a part of since agreeing to a
$13,000 deal 11 years ago.
General Manager Kevin Towers said that the free agent market will not be
a good one after this season and Montero would have been at the top of
the list for the 10 to 12 teams that will be looking for catchers.
"We did our due diligence, looking at whos out there, what type of value
wed put on those guys compared with Miggy," Towers said. "To me, even
if it was somewhat of an overpay situation it was well worthwhile just
because of the importance of the position, the player and the
intangibles that he brings."
Towers said there is no doubt that when Yadier Molina signed a $75
million, five-year deal with the Cardinals in March, a deal that also
covers 2013-17, "it showed a change in the market, especially for
catchers.")
Arizona and Monteros agents suspended contract talks this spring, saying
any further discussions would be put off until the season was over. But
about two weeks ago, the Diamondbacks approached Monteros people to try
to work out an agreement.
"We wanted to keep it quiet. We didnt want Miggy to have to worry about
it.," Towers said. "Lets give it one more shot because we all know the
closer you get to free agency, the more chance you probably have of
losing exclusivity with a player."
While the Diamondbacks fretted about losing their clubhouse leader and
the man who directs the pitching staff, Montero said he never intended
to go anywhere else.
" I was pretty clear with my agents. I told them that I really want to
sign here, I want to stay here," he said. "I never visualized myself
playing for another team, to be honest. I feel like this is where I
belong, so I was clear enough to tell them weve got to get something
done with the Diamondbacks."
He talked of his comfort level with the organization and how much his
family liked it in Phoenix.
"I like to play happy," Montero said. "Everybody likes me here, I guess.
I think here everybody knows the way I am. Its something that I really
thought about, my wife and I, so I was pretty sure I was going to staqy
here."
Montero, who bats left handed, is a career .270 hitter. He had career
bests in several categories in helping Arizona win the NL West a year
ago, hitting .282 with 18 home runs, 36 doubles and a team-high 86 RBIs.
He led the National League by throwing out 47.1 per cent of base
runners attempting to steal last season and is first in that category
again this year at 47.6 per cent. But, like the rest of the team, he has
struggled at the plate, hitting .255 with two homers and 21 RBIs.
His contribution goes beyond the numbers, manager Kirk Gibson said.
"Im not sure everybody understands the significance of having a catcher
like Miguel Montero," Gibson said. "The things that weve developed over
the years and continue to develop, the things that he has to run, youre
not just squatting back there putting fingers down."
Montero, out of the lineup for the fourth straight game Saturday night
because of a groin strain, acknowledged there probably is pressure to
live up to such a big contract.
"But I dont know, I just dont feel that way," he said. Ive just got to
keep doing my thing. Thats all I can worry about. I cant think if I go
0-for-4 I dont deserve that contract, you know. Thats going to happen.
Im going to go 0-for-10, 0-for-16. The reality is youve got to get up
and go back and play the next day. I feel strong enough to put that
behind me and go out and play."
Club President Derrick Hall indicated it "was very important" to
Monteros representatives for the contract to have a fifth year. Hall
acknowledged it was a significant amount of money for the teams budget,
which should get a boost with a new local television deal next season.
"We knew we were going to have to stretch a bit," he said. "There were a
few signings that made that clear in the off-season, that things were
going to change. But 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. Thats important to us, too. If we have a gem like him, we
want to hold on to him."
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The Saints Thursday named Paytons trusted second-in-command their
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Kyle Drabek left in the fifth inning after he felt something pop in the
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. Once that bid slipped away, a win was plenty for him and the New York
Mets.SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Steven Lenhart scored in second-half
stoppage time to give the San Jose Earthquakes a 2-1 win over the
Seattle Sounders that extended their lead atop the MLS standings on
Saturday night.
Lenhart headed home a Shea Salinas corner kick from the top of Seattles
6-yard box in the 93rd minute. The Earthquakes (14-5-5) moved four
points clear of Sporting Kansas City, their nearest pursuers in the
Supporters Shield chase.
Simon Dawkins put San Jose ahead in the 71st minute, but Fredy Montero
appeared to save a road point for Seattle with a 92nd-minute header from
point-blank range on a weak San Jose clearance.
That was before Lenhart struck for another late goal for San Jose, which
has scored a league-best 17 times after the 75th minute this season.
San Jose is unbeaten in its last 13 matches at home, going 9-0-4 since
Aug. 13, 2011.
The loss snapped a six-game MMLS unbeaten streak for the Sounders
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Dawkins wheeled on a headed pass from Lenhart and beat Seattle
goalkeeper Michael Gspurning to the near post from 12 yards.
Seattle forward Sammy Ochoa, making his first career MLS regular-season
start as the busy Sounders battled fatigue, put a ball off the crossbar
in each half, finding the woodwork with a 32nd-minute bicycle kick and a
59th-minute header.
The Sounders had chances to equalize in the closing minutes but couldnt
cash in. Eddie Johnson pushed a header just over the crossbar in the
73rd minute, and Brad Evans booming shot from 14 yards was blocked with a
full-body slide by San Jose midfielder Sam Cronin.
The win was a measure of revenge for San Jose, which was knocked out of
the U.S. Open Cup by Seattle in a contentious June 26 quarterfinal.
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