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Ex-Cardinals Star Jordan Montgomery Looking To Sign In Market 'Like St. Louis'

Could the southpaw be on the way?

Scott Neville

Ex-Cardinals Star Jordan Montgomery Looking To Sign In Market 'Like St. Louis'
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The St. Louis Cardinals spent almost the entirety of the offseason building up their pitching staff after shipping off marquee pieces at the most recent Major League Baseball Trade Deadline.

The most valuable player St. Louis moved on from was left-hander Jordan Montgomery, who reportedly would be open to a reunion.

ESPN's Buster Olney said on The Michael Kay Show that Jordan Montgomery's preference is to be "in a smaller market like Texas, like St. Louis," but isn't sure if that opportunity exists.

Montgomery posted a 3.20 ERA with a 166-to-48 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .247 batting average against and 1.19 WHIP in 188 2/3 innings between his time with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers.

The southpaw went 4-2 with a 2.90 ERA in 31 innings this postseason on his way to the Rangers' first World Championship.

With that said, the offseason has been unusual, leaving the Cardinals with a unique opportunity to pair Montgomery with fellow frontline starter Sonny Gray to lead their rotation.

While that would be incredible, Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak has been transparent all offseason regarding the club's budget, and it does not appear to have room for $20-$25 million more per year.

St. Louis has no excuse to not go all-in for the southpaw but is unlikely to do so given their history of only moderate spending.

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the St. Louis Cardinals for FanNation's "Inside The Cardinals" on Sports Illustrated. Before starting "Inside The Cardinals", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox."  After a few months as the top Major League Baseball site in the program, Neville sought expansion and pitched "Inside The Cardinals," one of the newest additions to FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group. The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Cardinals" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu