D-backs, Montero agree on one-year deal
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Published: January 31, 2012 @ 8:11am
Published: January 31, 2012 @ 8:11am
It looked like the Arizona Diamondbacks and catcher Miguel
Montero were headed for the court room for an arbitration
hearing, but that won't be necessary.
The two sides avoided salary arbitration and have agreed on a one-year deal worth $5.9 million according to reports.
Montero was seeking $6.8 million, and the Diamondbacks had countered at $5.4 million. But in the end, Montero is getting a well-deserved $2.7 million raise.
Montero was a National League All-Star for the first time in 2011, hitting .282 with 18 home runs and 86 runs batted in.
The 28-year-old Venezuelan had career highs in hits (139), doubles (36), runs scored (65) as well as homers and rbis last season, when he made $3.2 million.
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