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Why the Jesus Montero-Michael Pineda Trade Is Still Years from Having a Winner

The January 2012 trade that sent Jesus Montero to the Seattle in exchange for Micheal Pineda wasn't just looked at as a win-win for the New York Yankees and Mariners, but rather a perfect exchange of elite prospects for positional needs...Show More Summary

Yes, it's too early to give up on Jesus Montero's bat

As Ryan Divish of The Tacoma News-Tribune first reported, the Mariners are dispatching Jesús Montero to Tacoma. Two years ago, Baseball America ranked Montero as the No. 3 prospect in the game. One year ago, he was the No. 6 prospect in the game. Show More Summary

So if this Jesus Montero thing doesn't work out ...

So I was looking up Buster Posey the other day for some reason, and happened to notice that Buster Posey once won the Johnny Bench Award. Which of course me wonder what the Johnny Bench Award is, and who else won it. The first thingShow More Summary

Major League Baseball: The 10 Best Players over the Age of 35 This Season

It’s no secret that baseball is becoming a young man’s game. Stars like the Angels’ Mike Trout, Mariners’ Jesus Montero and the Nationals’ Bryce Harper have stepped into major league spotlight, taking away from the perennial publicity guys like Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Josh Hamilton receive. Show More Summary

Jesus Montero's PED Links Could Further Complicate Mariners Plans

A few weeks ago, a not-so-small news story surfaced in the New York Daily News that included one of the Seattle Mariners up-and-coming players has since been eclipsed by the signing of Felix Hernandez to his big seven-year, $175 million extension. Show More Summary

Will the Seattle Mariners Try to Deal Justin Smoak or Jesus Montero?

Leave it to people like me to not bask in the idea that the Seattle Mariners finally went out and got someone who could hit. I'm sorry that I can't relish in the moment, even for just a little bit, that maybe this was the day that the Mariners finally started to get better. Show More Summary

5 Teams That Should Pounce on Chance to Trade for Slugger Jesus Montero

In a post Wednesday night, Seattle Mariners blog "U.S.S. Mariner" suggested that trading catcher/designated hitter Jesus Montero is a "possible option." His future role with the M's is uncertain 125 games into a disappointing rookie season and five MLB teams ought to pounce on the chance to buy low. Show More Summary

Why the New York Yankees Should Already Regret Trading Jesus Montero

The Yankees are going to make a trade for a starting pitcher. That is fact. It is as predictable as the sun rising in the morning. They have turned a moribund season around where they shot from a.500 record to the top of the division in a little more than a month. Show More Summary

Seattle Mariners: Improvements for Jesus Montero to Make in the 2nd Half

Closing in on halfway through the 2012 season, it's been all eyes on rookie catcher Jesus Montero. How would he fare behind the plate? Could he replicate those impressive numbers in his brief stint with the New York Yankees late last season? Few questions have been answered as we make a quick progress check on Montero's first full season in the Bigs. Show More Summary

Jesus Montero Appears to Be Catching on with Seattle Mariners

This might qualify as kicking someone when he is down, but did Yankee fans notice who was catching for Seattle when six Mariners pitchers combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers? It was Jesus Montero, the player the Mariners acquired from the New York Yankees for pitching phenom Michael Pineda. Show More Summary

2012 Topps Archives blaster recap

2012 Topps Archives blaster recap [$19.99 each a Target] Pack one #55 Jesus Montero #106 Alex Gordon #39 Jackie Robinson #157 Carlos Gonzalez #NNO Mickey Mantle - 1968 Topps 3D insert #188 Vance Worley #32 Adam Jones #82 Jose Reyes Pack...Show More Summary

New York Yankees: Raul Ibanez Has Been the $1.1 Million Bargain of 2012

When Jorge Posada retired from the Yankees after the 2011 season, there was a lot of question marks surrounding the designated hitter spot. At first, Jesus Montero was penciled in to be the DH. That was until he was traded to the Mariners in the Michael Pineda deal. Show More Summary

New York Yankees: Watch Jesus Montero Make the Bombers Pay for Trading Him

Jesus Montero says, "I got ya trade right hea!" to the New York Yankees in his first game back in the Bronx with the solo homer seen here. Of course, Montero was the Yanks' prized prospect whom they traded to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Pineda and a throw-in of Jose Campos. Show More Summary

Raul Ibanez Will Prove to Be More Valuable This Season Than Jesus Montero

Raul Ibanez has been a pleasant surprise so far for the New York Yankees. Many fans thought Ibanez would be an automatic out entering the regular season, as his spring training left much to be desired. Those fans couldn't have been more wrong. Show More Summary

Seattle Mariners: With Olivo on DL, It's Jesus Montero's Time to Shine

It was supposed to be a break-in year for Seattle Mariners top prospect Jesus Montero. That is, until starting catcher Miguel Olivo strained his groin, landing him on the DL. Olivo 's going to be out for a while. As one door closes, another opens, and the 22-year-old Montero finds himself suddenly thrust into that starting position. Show More Summary

Michael Pineda: Yankees Announce Star Pitcher Will Miss Rest of Season

Early returns on the trade that sent prized hitter Jesus Montero to the Seattle Mariners for the golden right arm of Michael Pineda are not good for the New York Yankees. That would be due to the fact that Pindea's aforementioned golden arm is not quite right, and he will not be making another appearance in pinstripes this season. Show More Summary

New York Yankees: Pitching Staff and Michael Pineda Are the Keys to Success

Before the start of the 2012 season, the New York Yankees traded catcher Jesus Montero to the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Michael Pineda. I expected the Yankees to make a significant push for Yu Darvish after he was posted, but that didn't happen. Show More Summary

Jesus Montero: Is He Still One Year Away From Being a Star?

It's been barely a month since the start of the baseball season, but for the Mariners it's already been an adventure... A trip to Japan to face the A's as part of Opening Day, followed by facing Yu Darvish in his MLB debut, then blowing...Show More Summary

Seattle Mariners: 5 Mariners Prospects That Have Become Huge Busts

Before Jesus Montero, Kyle Seager, Justin Smoak and Dustin Ackley, as well as others who have come up to the Mariners, there was a generation of Mariners that were also given a chance to secure an everyday spot with the Mariners. That generation of players has gone from a bunch of wide-eyed rookies, to a bunch of 4A mid-20 somethings. Show More Summary

Should the New York Yankees Have Kept Austin Jackson and Jesus Montero?

Call it the curse of the big-market teams. The New York Yankees just don't have the luxury of giving their young prospects time to develop. For example, would Yankees fans have been patient enough to allow Austin Jackson and Jesus Montero...Show More Summary

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