Heeeere's Jhonny .... again

The roster move to release outfielder Rogelio Noris Thursday apparently was tied to the Wild Things reacquiring pitcher Jhonny Montoya Friday from the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association.

Montoya was actually traded for himself because Washington traded him to Kansas City back in April in exchange for a player to be named.

A veteran of two seasons with the Wild Things, Montoya puts Washington at 13 Experienced players, including pitcher Justin Hall, who is on the disabled list. Frontier League teams are limited to 13 Experienced players on the active roster.

Montoya had mixed results with Kansas City. He had a 1-1 record and 12.96 ERA in 10 relief appearances, but he did have seven saves pitching as the T-Bones' closer. He walked 10 in 8 1/3 innings.

In his two seasons in Washington, Montoya was 7-10 in 43 games (26 starts) and struck out 149 in 179 innings.

It wasn't a surprise that Montoya is back with the Wild Things. He was spotted at Consol Energy Park Thursday night, so you had to expect that some kind of deal was in the works, especially after Noris was released.