The Arizona Diamondbacks and pitcher Jordan Montgomery made their deal official. It’s a one-year, $25 million contract, but:

The contract includes a vesting option for 2025.

If Montgomery makes at least 10 starts this season, the option would become guaranteed at $20 million and the left-hander also would gain the right to opt out. The option price would escalate to $22.5 million if he makes 18 starts and to $25 million if he makes 23 starts — a figure he has reached in three straight seasons.

Chron.com

Montgomery average 3 1/3 WAR over the last three seasons, and the Diamondbacks are paying him for a bit over two in 2024. This is not one of free agency’s finest moments. I find it very strange that some team didn’t offer him $35 million for one year. It seems he would be worth it. Of course, we don’t know what kind of deals he turned down, either.