A look at where Rafael Montero ranks among the highest-paid reliever in baseball, and how...
Houston Astros relief pitcher Rafael Montero reacts after Cincinnati Reds center fielder TJ Hopkins scored a run on Cincinnati Reds Kevin Newman’s RBI single during the ninth inning of an MLB baseball game at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, June 17, 2023 in Houston.A day after the Astros parted ways with general manager James Click, the club rewarded set-up man, making him the highest paid non-closer reliever in the game.
That contract, which was agreed to just a week after the Astros won the World Series, hangs like an albatross around the neck of new general manager Dana Brown, who wasn'ton Sunday in a game in which his team ended up winning, has allowed multiple runs in each of his past three outings. Nearing the halfway point of the season, Montero has a 7.76 ERA and opponents are hitting .336 against him.
Montero's contract puts him among the 10 highest-paid relievers in baseball, ahead of the likes of Phillies closer Craig Kimbrel or the Mets' David Robertson, who both signed cheaper deals than Montero last season.1. Edwin Diaz, Mets, $18.4 million New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz celebrates after getting St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina to fly out for the final out of a baseball game Friday, April 19, 2019, in St. Louis. The Mets won 5-4.After recording 32 saves with a 1.31 ERA last season, Diaz, who led all of baseball with 57 saves with the Mariners in 2018, could miss the entire season after suffering a knee injury in the World Baseball Classic in March.
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