{"id":1736952,"date":"2022-11-13T06:30:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T11:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1736952"},"modified":"2022-11-13T10:03:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T15:03:35","slug":"rafael-montero-signs-34-5-million-deal-to-return-to-world-series-champion-astros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rafael-montero-signs-34-5-million-deal-to-return-to-world-series-champion-astros\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Montero Signs $34.5 Million Deal to Return to World Series Champion Astros"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frafael-montero-signs-34-5-million-deal-to-return-to-world-series-champion-astros%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1736952&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The World Series champions will not let one of their top relievers get away.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1591442829074923523?s=20&#038;t=jjJXVQq6PNL1q6vmTvhIDg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Astros are signing Rafael Montero<\/a> to a three-year, $34.5 million contract, ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan reported Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1438809345.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1438809345.jpg\" alt=\"Rafael Montero is returning to the Astros.\" class=\"wp-image-24630614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1438809345.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1438809345.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1438809345.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Rafael Montero is returning to the Astros.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The right-handed Montero, a free agent and former Mets top prospect, emerged as a key piece of the Astros\u2019 bullpen this season. The 32-year-old posted a 2.37 ERA with 73 strikeouts across 68 1\/3 innings. He was one of their top setup men for closer Ryan Pressly and gave up just two runs across 9 1\/3 innings during the Astros\u2019 postseason run.<\/p>\n<p>The deal comes a day after the Astros announced they had <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/11\/gm-james-click-stunningly-leaving-astros-after-one-year-offer\/\">parted ways with general manager James Click<\/a>, who declined a one-year contract offer from owner Jim Crane. It was not immediately clear which front-office executive is handling the baseball operations lead.<\/p>\n<p>Montero landed with the Astros last July in a trade from the Mariners, at which point he owned a 7.27 ERA in 40 games on the season. Since then, he has a 2.18 ERA in 75 games as an Astro, leading the team to lock him up for three more years before another club could lure him away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Series champions will not let one of their top relievers get away. 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