D-backs agree to terms with Miguel Montero

The Arizona Diamondbacks have avoided arbitration and agreed to terms with catcher Miguel Montero on a one-year contract, as announced by D-backs Executive Vice President and General Manager Josh Byrnes. Consistent with team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Montero, 26, hit .294 (125-for-425) with 30 doubles, 16 home runs, 59 RBI and an .832 OPS in 128 games last season. He established career bests with a .294 batting average, 128 games, 425 at-bats, 61 runs scored, 125 hits, 30 doubles, 16 home runs, 59 RBI, 38 walks, a .355 on-base percentage and a .478 slugging percentage. Among big league catchers with a minimum of 450 plate appearances, he ranked fourth in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS; tied for fourth in doubles; tied for fifth with 46 extra-base hits; sixth in runs scored; tied for eighth with 30 multi-hit games; ninth in 125 hits and RBI; tied for ninth in home runs. He was tabbed the Arizona BBWAA D-backs’ Good Guy Award recipient.

Over parts of 4 seasons with the D-backs, Montero has batted .267 (224-for-839) with 54 doubles, 1 triple, 31 home runs and 117 RBI in 288 career games, including 242 games (207 starts) at catcher.

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