Cubs DFA Miguel Montero, Anthony Rizzo calls him 'selfish'
Miguel Montero broke bad on the Chicago Cubs to the media. Now Anthony Rizzo is firing back with not-so-subtle burns as the Cubs designate Montero for assignment.
Chicago Cubs star Anthony Rizzo as fired back at backup catcher Miguel Montero about comments Montero made after a 6-1 loss to the Nationals on Tuesday night that saw the Nats notch seven stolen bases.
Montero originally made the comments intending to place the blame for the swiped bags on starter Jake Arrieta and his slow delivery to the plate. Now it seems Rizzo didn't take too kindly to Montero's "wasn't me" routine.
The Chicago Sun-Times has some quotes from Rizzo's appearance on WMVP in Chicago:
Even alone, that kind of blistering rhetoric from Rizzo makes his point clear: You don't speak out of school on issues regarding teammates. Even glaring issues that help cost the team wins.
Rizzo wasn't done, though, and a tweet from the WMVP twitter account has the following quote:
Forget warning shots, Anthony Rizzo just broadsided Miguel Montero. This being the second time the Cubs as a team—and individually—have had to answer for Montero's comments to the media, it comes as no surprise that the Cubs acted swiftly, designating Montero for assignment, per multiple sources. Here is Sahadev Sharma, Cubs beat writer for The Athletic:
Victor Caratini, 23, has a batting line of .343/.384/.539 through 68 games for the Cubs' AAA affiliate.
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