Mason Montgomery

Montgomery has had a successful run in the Rays system since being drafted in the 6th round of the 2021 draft. The lefty has gone 14-7 with a 2.95 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, and has 335 punchouts in 259 innings of work getting all the way up to Triple-A Durham to finish the 2023 season. He follows the organizational blueprint of working off a riding fastball with a great feel for a changeup while working in a slider. His Double-A numbers were likely impacted by the experimental testing of the baseballs in the Southern League as Montgomery was uncharacteristically generous with his walks and homers but remains on track to be in the periphery of consideration for usage by the Rays in 2024. He is currently not on their 40-man roster which inhibits his path to fantasy viability in 2024 unless the Rays either go through another round of injury attrition or the club does some roster reshuffling in December or January. Read Past Outlooks