Mike Montgomery

[TommyPickles]

So the Cubs seem to be seriously pursuing Yu Darvish. Their team met with him today.  MLB Trade Rumors discussed the implications of that potential acquisition:

"While the Cubs have added Tyler Chatwood to a staff that's fronted by Kyle Hendricks, Jon Lester, and Jose Quintana, the club would like to add another high quality arm to push Mike Montgomery into the bullpen (or out via trade). The club seems to have payroll space left to work with"

This got me thinking, could Montgomery be a trade target for the Os? 

He's a 28 year old lefty who has worked as a starter as recently as last season. Last year he threw 130.2 innings between the bullpen and the rotation, compiling a 3.38 ERA, a 1.209 WHIP, and a 129 ERA+, all good for a 2.4 rWAR (better than Gausman's).

What do you guys think? What would it take? What would you do?

[oriole]

I believe it was somewhere on here that someone said Russell/Montgomery for Machado. It's lacking in prospects but it makes sense in terms of major league talent. I doubt we have the pieces to get Montgomery without Machado though to be honest.

[clapdiddy]

I worry about this guy being a full-time starter.    If the Cubs were interested in Britton, I would consider it since he would be the O's property through the 2021 season.   If he's part of a package for Machado, that would be cool, too.