Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
That's a bit of a problem since the reports say they plan to use Montgomery in the rotation.

I don't think Montgomery's much other than a placeholder either, but it's not like anybody was going to give them a prospect with any realistic chance of turning into anything for Maldonado - can only guess that they're hoping Montgomery can be at least as good as most of the trash they have at the upper levels for a bit.
Okay, then go sign Chris Tillman, Edwin Jackson, James Shields, or Yovani Gallardo. Its the same point. There are still tons of guys out there to fit whatever role they want Montgomery to play and it doesn't matter who it is since they're gonna finish 30 games out of the wildcard anyway.

I can kind of buy the idea that they want to see if Montgomery can produce and pawn him off next year or something for slightly more than they would have gotten for Maldonado, but the notion that they had a *need* for him in order to keep their prospects down is ridiculous.