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Orioles, Jesus Montero Agree To Minor League Deal

By Steve Adams | January 3, 2017 at 3:30pm CDT

The Orioles have agreed to a minor league contract with first baseman Jesus Montero, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports (via Twitter). Montero, formerly one of the top prospects in all of baseball, will open the season in the midst of a 50-game suspension, which he received in September (as a member of the Blue Jays organization) after testing positive for a banned stimulant (dimethylbutylamine).

Now 27 years old, Montero rated as the No. 3 prospect in the game according to both Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus prior to the 2011 season. However, his defense behind the plate was long somewhat of a question mark, and he’s moved to first base since that time in part due to his large frame (6’3″, 235 pounds). Montero’s bat was always supposed to be his ticket to regular work in the Majors, but he underwhelmed in parts of four seasons with Seattle after being traded from the Yankees to the Mariners in the 2011 Michael Pineda deal. In those four years with the M’s, Montero batted a lackluster .247/.285/.383 in the Majors. He’s continued to hit well at the Triple-A level (.305/.357/.491 career), but at this point his best chance at making the Orioles’ roster upon completion of his suspension is as a right-handed-hitting bench bat that can spend some time at DH and occasionally spell Chris Davis at first base.

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  1. Travis’ Wood

    8 years ago

    Busted prospect busted for PEDs. Yawn….

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  2. alexgordonbeckham

    8 years ago

    Here comes a random breakout 20/25 homer season,

    Edit: I originally said 40 but only because I read the headline and not the full article.

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    • seanchristopher

      8 years ago

      He’s an ex-Mariner. That’s why he’ll have his breakout season *cough* Michael Saunders.

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      • beauvandertulip

        8 years ago

        Cough Justin smoak. Soon to be Eric Thames. Etc.

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        • sellers6

          8 years ago

          Cough, Adam Jones

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        • Dock_Elvis

          8 years ago

          Cough, Danny Tartabull

          Reply
        • costergaard2

          8 years ago

          Cough, Ken Phelps

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        • Dock_Elvis

          8 years ago

          Cough, Seattle Pilots

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      • alexgordonbeckham

        8 years ago

        Does that mean Alex Jackson is going to have a breakout season in the minors for ATL?

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      • 24TheKid

        8 years ago

        I can see game 7 of the ALDS now… Bottom of the ninth, 0-0 tie, Jesus Montero the American League MVP up against Michael Pineda the cy young.

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    • bigpapijuicer

      8 years ago

      Because Orioles

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      • alexgordonbeckham

        8 years ago

        Basically the only reason.

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      • BoSoxLifer

        8 years ago

        @bigpapijuicer you’re a loser

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        • bigpapijuicer

          8 years ago

          Thanks man

          Reply
  3. BoSoxLifer

    8 years ago

    He got fat then needed the juice to try and get back on the field

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    • Dock_Elvis

      8 years ago

      Maybe Slim Fast has some unknown stimulants

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      • davidcoonce74

        8 years ago

        That sounds like a joke, and I have no idea what’s in slim fast, but certainly people have used stimulants to lose weight, and plants of “diet pills” contain stimulants. In fact that’s mostly what they are.

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        • Dock_Elvis

          8 years ago

          I still don’t have sympathy for players now that dont run supplements by the league. Whatever the intention is…its well known that many include banned substances.

          Reply
  4. fearandtrembling

    8 years ago

    A little optimistic to assume this guy can spell Chris Davis.

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    • chesteraarthur

      8 years ago

      haha

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    • TheFrenchFreak

      8 years ago

      After so much time spent in the US, you’d have to expect him to spell such a basic name

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      • Gunnerson

        8 years ago

        hahhaha

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      • agentx

        8 years ago

        Tell that to Khris Davis…

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  5. Solaris611

    8 years ago

    Montero was holding out for a major league deal, but when BAL upped the ante with a case of ice cream sandwiches, the deal was sealed. 😉

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    • lesterdnightfly

      8 years ago

      Mariners had to release him. He was making Dan Vogelbach look like Twiggy.

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      • Mo Vaughn

        8 years ago

        Except Vogelbach and Montero were never on the team together

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        • lesterdnightfly

          8 years ago

          Irrelevant. They were spotted together at Pike Place Fish Market, throwing large halibuts to each other.
          Montero did have a 2.0 pop time though…

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    • warpaint

      8 years ago

      I heard little Debbie was his personal trainer

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      • start_wearing_purple

        8 years ago

        Or little Ceasar.

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      • Dock_Elvis

        8 years ago

        I thought i saw him at the gym!

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  6. baseballfan22

    8 years ago

    y’all need to research. He didn’t “juiced”. He took an over the counter supplement. Not illegal steroids. Over the counter. unfortunately it contain a very specific unnaproved ingredient that hasn’t even been considered illegal. just “harmful”. Wish him good luck!

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    • Dock_Elvis

      8 years ago

      Unapproved by baseball means illegal basically. I dont have tons of sympathy for a veteran who knows these things have caused issue before with others. I’d be running these supplements by the league and have the permission notorized.

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      • reflect

        8 years ago

        Or just… you know… read the thing before you eat it

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      • baseballfan22

        8 years ago

        That’s you. An educated American with English as a first language. He’s a kid with little English desperate to lose weight thinking he didn’t do anything illegal. So easy to judge. Arrogance is free I see…

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        • Dock_Elvis

          8 years ago

          What makes you assume that I’m an educated American or that he’s a kid? He’s a professional baseball player…and unless he’s been living under a rock…he’s had to have seen “supplements” causing trouble in drug screens. Perhaps I feel feel more highly of his intellect and street smart awareness. At this point ignorance isn’t an excuse. Players are counciled on this. 50 games and the notoriety wouldn’t be worth it to a professional baseball player at this point….and thats what he is. I dont care if you’re a suburban rooted 2b in the Angels system…or you’ve been playing half a dozen years in professional baseball and you came from a poor latin family…..at this point you have no excuse besides willful rule breaking or willful ignorance.

          Arrogance? No…just a desire to see the game played fairly without unreasonable excuses made. You say he wants to lose weight? Great…pick the phone up and call the team and league and verify what substances are clear. To me the arrogance lays with someone that wants to pass him off as just a poor uneducated latino. Im atleast giving him credit for what should be expected regardless of race.

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        • Dock_Elvis

          8 years ago

          This is also his second ped bust…he was wrapped in the Biogenesis scandal. Sorry if Im not sympathetic.

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  7. jlahman

    8 years ago

    Just what the O’s need,another first baseman.

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