The New York Yankees expressed interest in re-signing pitcher Jordan Montgomery, but negotiations never advanced past the early stages and never got close to a deal. The Yankees' proposals included heavy deferrals of 15-20 years, significantly reducing the annual average value (AAV) compared to the offer from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Consequently, Montgomery opted for a deal with the Diamondbacks. The Yankees had considered a heavily deferred 4-year contract for Montgomery but failed to gain traction on any agreement. This development comes as the Yankees seek to remain competitive with key pitcher Cole sidelined.
https://t.co/S5Nu0Y3oye. Yankees had a lot of talks and one heavily deferred 4-year idea to bring Monty back but they never got any traction and will try to stay in the race with Cole out (in here: the NYY idea for Monty, with numbers and deferrals, and why he likely went to AZ
Yankees never got close to a Jordan Montgomery deal despite interest https://t.co/ldDL9Gt5Sp https://t.co/dwwmb4A8oc
The #Yankees were in on Montgomery but their offers required heavy deferals of 15-20 plus years which would have made AAV much less than #Diamondbacks offer.
Talks between the Yankees and Jordan Montgomery “never advanced past the early stages,” per @JeffPassan https://t.co/iedD05xr5D
Yankees showed some interest in bringing Montgomery back but he obviously liked this D-Backs deal better