Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick blames himself for the 'horrible decision' to sign left-hander Jordan Montgomery, who went 8-7 with a 6.23 ERA in his first season in Arizona.
Instead, the D-backs find themselves missing out on the playoffs after some of the team's more notable names failed to have the expected impact.Jordan Montgomery."Because I brought it to attention. I pushed for it. They agreed to it -- it wasn't in our game plan. You know when he was signed -- right at the end of spring training. And looking back, in hindsight, a horrible decision to invest that money in a guy who performed as poorly as he did.
And I'm the perpetrator of that."Montgomery joined the Diamondbacks on a one-year deal worth $25 million that features an option for next season, but struggled this year, going 8-7 with a 6.23 ERA and spent time in the bullpen.and was a key part of the rotation as the Rangers went on to win the franchise's first World Series title.
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