Arizona Diamondbacks proprietor Ken Kendrick is taking accountability after his workforce missed out on the playoffs.
The Diamondbacks completed 89-73 this season however misplaced a tiebreaker with the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves, who each completed with the identical document and certified for the postseason.
Late Monday, Kendrick joined “The Burns & Gambo Present” on Arizona Sports activities radio, and the Diamondbacks proprietor made waves together with his feedback about Jordan Montgomery.
Host John Gambadoro recognized the Montgomery signing as a transfer that harm the workforce. Kendrick agreed and took the blame for the transfer, saying he pushed it on his baseball folks.
“Let me say it one of the simplest ways I can say it. If anybody needs responsible anybody for Jordan Montgomery being a Diamondback, you’re speaking to the man that ought to be blamed,” Kendrick mentioned. “As a result of I introduced it to their consideration. I pushed for it. They agreed to it. It wasn’t in our recreation plan…and searching again, a horrible determination to have invested that cash in a man that carried out as poorly as he did.
“It’s our largest mistake this season from a expertise standpoint, and I’m the perpetrator of that.”
Montgomery was considered one of Scott Boras’ purchasers who went unsigned till spring coaching after his financial calls for scared off potential groups. The southpaw pitcher ultimately signed a one-year, $25 million deal on March 26, close to the beginning of the common season. Montgomery by no means recovered from his late begin and went 8-7 with a 6.23 ERA over 117 innings. He was demoted to the bullpen through the season. Montgomery eventually fired Boras after being upset with how his free company went.
Montgomery can return to the Diamondbacks for $22.5 million in 2025. However the feedback from Kendrick might make him rethink his place.
