What’s the latest with Jordan Montgomery on the market?

Although the Mets did not win the bid for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, it is still unclear whether New York will go after Jordan Montgomery or Blake Snell, according to MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo and MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.

Despite this, still confident that the Mets would make an impressive move, Heyman wrote in the New York Post that it was worth considering whether team owner Steve Cohen would field a competitive team in his final year. Pete Alonso’s. under contract. Heyman says New York made “a big effort” to sign Yamamoto, but the Japanese right-hander would have preferred to pitch on the West Coast. He further stated that the Phillies made a “real effort” to sign Yamamoto and that they would still attempt to sign Snell or Montgomery.

In an interview on MLB Network, Heyman said the Red Sox, Phillies, Giants and Angels also have their eyes on Montgomery, adding that the left-hander’s return to the Yankees is “a possibility” and that the Bronx Bombers would like. If possible.

As for Snell, Heyman says the Angels and Giants “make more sense” when it comes to the left-hander, and he doesn’t envision paying more money to Los Angeles-Anaheim than San Francisco. .