Montero signs $60 million contract with D-backs

The possibility of losing Miguel Montero to free agency and the lack of an alternative that would bring in anyone of comparable ability led the Arizona Diamondbacks to agree to $60 million, five-year contract with the 28-year-old catcher that covers 2013-

Diamondbacks sign catcher Montero to 5-year extension

Sources: Montero, D-backs agree on $60M deal

All-Star catcher Miguel Montero has agreed to a five-year, $60 million contract extension with the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to sources.

Diamondbacks and Montero agree to five-year deal

Yankees must spend to solve problems

On March 1, Brian Cashman’s job got a lot more difficult. That’s when the New York Yankees' general manager was reading the headlines Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner made when he said the Yankees would get their payroll below $189 million by 2014.

Slugless Snakes tap into some power

You had to figure the D-backs were due to break out at some point. Playing in one of the baseball’s best ballparks to hit in, but posting a .133 Isolated power rate, below even the .

D-backs call up C Schmidt, option LHP Corbin

The Arizona Diamondbacks have recalled catcher Konrad Schmidt from Triple-A Reno following the injury to starter Miguel Montero. The Diamondbacks also optioned left-hander Patrick Corbin to Reno.

Montero's Clutch Hit Lifts D'backs

From Elias: Miguel Montero's two-run double in the eighth inning broke a 4-4 tie and gave the Diamondbacks a 6-4 win over the Royals. Montero had been 2-for-21 (.095) with eight strikeouts in Late-Inning Pressure Situations this season (defined as the seventh inning or later, with the batter's team tied or trailing by three-or-fewer runs, or trailing by four runs with two or more runners on base).

Five moves to fix the Red Sox

The basement is an unappetizing venue for the Boston Red Sox. At 5-10, they sit at the bottom of the American League East behind a number of excellent teams. But unlike last year, when the club also started 5-10, the 2012 team is not good enough to make a dramatic turnaround as last year’s team did when it went on a torrid 45-25 run from May through July.