Giants' Blake Snell Calls Out D-Backs' Jordan Montgomery for Bashing MLB Agent Boras

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Blake Snell pushed back on the criticism his agent, Scott Boras, received from former client Jordan Montgomery.

"My experience with Scott has been great," Snell said Sunday, per The Athletic's Andrew Baggarly. "He told me everything that was happening, all the offers I got. So for him to just get bashed for what I believe is false, that's not fair at all. I really strongly believe that."

Montgomery reportedly dropped Boras in April after signing a one-year, $25 million deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, which much less than many expected him to get. The southpaw contended his the veteran agent had "kind of butchered" his offseason negotiations.

Snell spoke matter-of-factly when it came to Montgomery's situation.

"I've seen how (Montgomery) struggled, but he signed the deal that he ultimately wanted to sign," he said. "He has the choice. I don't know what other deals he was offered, but I know everything that was offered to me. It's just sad that he thinks that way when I see Scott as a very honorable man."

Perhaps not signing with a team until late March has played a role in Montgomery's performance, but he has so far vindicated the teams who seemingly balked at his asking price.

The 31-year-old is 8-6 but sports a 6.44 ERA. His 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings are a career low, while he's allowing his second-most hits (11.7 per nine innings). He allowed six earned runs over 5.2 innings in his last start, a 10-8 win over the Miami Marlins, and Arizona has moved him to the bullpen.

Snell's defense of Boras is understandable given their continued working relationship, but Montgomery's comments were part of a larger narrative around the legendary agent. Snell, Montgomery, Cody Bellinger and Matt Chapman were all Boras clients this winter, and all four wound up signing for below their market projections. Maybe the 71-year-old is finally losing the magic touch.

Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer laid out how other factors were at play that helped explain why he couldn't get his clients better contracts. His four stars all had underlying questions over their value moving forward, and the turmoil over the regional sports network model has resulted in teams having less money to spend.

Thanks to Snell, Boras may have an opportunity to answer his critics in a few months.

The two-time Cy Young Award winner can opt out after the 2024 season, an outcome that looks increasingly likely as he has gotten better on the mound. Since returning from a groin injury in July, he has a 1.30 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 55.1 innings.