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Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 7/14/2023
2022 Stats
W-L
5-12
ERA
4.05
WHIP
1.25
K
142
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Montas seemed likely to be traded by Oakland during spring training, but the team instead held onto him until the trade deadline. The right-hander pitched well the A's with a 3.18 ERA and 109:28 K:BB across 104.2 innings before being shipped to the Yankees, but he was unable to continue that success after the trade. His strikeout rate cratered eight percentage points to 17.8 percent with New York while opposing hitters batted .279 against him. He was relegated to the bullpen during the playoffs and made only one appearance. Montas has illustrated he has the stuff of a front-line starter but has been unable to consistently provide that production year-to-year, and he's now entering his final season of arbitration eligibility in dire need of a bounceback. Read Past Outlooks

Anticipates pitching in 2023
Montas (shoulder) said Wednesday that he remains without a target date to make his 2023 debut, but he still expects to pitch for the Yankees this season, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Montas is now two weeks into his 12-week shutdown from throwing after he underwent right shoulder surgery Feb. 21. Assuming his shoulder has healed as anticipated after the three-month layoff from throwing, Montas will first resume playing catch and gradually ramp up from there. Given that any ramp-up period could last around a month or longer, Montas shouldn't be expected to make his season debut until shortly before or after the All-Star break in a best-case scenario.
Montas is now two weeks into his 12-week shutdown from throwing after he underwent right shoulder surgery Feb. 21. Assuming his shoulder has healed as anticipated after the three-month layoff from throwing, Montas will first resume playing catch and gradually ramp up from there. Given that any ramp-up period could last around a month or longer, Montas shouldn't be expected to make his season debut until shortly before or after the All-Star break in a best-case scenario.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
84
Last 10 Games
79
Last 5 Games
76
How many pitches does Frankie Montas generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-4%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .254 | 201 | 79 | 176 | 25 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .237 | 195 | 42 | 178 | 23 | |||
2022vs Left | .254 | 65 | 28 | 65 | 11 | |||
2022vs Right | .245 | 77 | 15 | 72 | 7 | |||
2021vs Left | .225 | 112 | 37 | 78 | 8 | |||
2021vs Right | .238 | 95 | 20 | 86 | 12 | |||
2020vs Left | .359 | 24 | 14 | 33 | 6 | |||
2020vs Right | .208 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-36%
ERA at Home
2022
-44%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 3.22 | 1.19 | 215.0 | 9.5 | 2.6 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 5.01 | 1.34 | 163.1 | 9.3 | 3.3 | ||||
2022Home | 3.11 | 1.20 | 89.2 | 9.3 | 2.7 | ||||
2022Away | 5.60 | 1.32 | 54.2 | 8.1 | 2.6 | ||||
2021Home | 3.34 | 1.16 | 99.2 | 10.2 | 2.3 | ||||
2021Away | 3.40 | 1.20 | 87.1 | 9.7 | 3.2 | ||||
2020Home | 3.16 | 1.25 | 25.2 | 7.7 | 3.2 | ||||
2020Away | 10.13 | 1.97 | 21.1 | 10.5 | 5.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Frankie Montas compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.30K/9
8.9BB/9
2.7HR/9
1.1Fastball
95.9 mphERA
4.05WHIP
1.25BABIP
.310GB/FB
1.54Left On Base
69.8%Exit Velocity
81.0 mphBarrels/BBE
4.6%Spin Rate
2108 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.3%Swinging Strike
13.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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There were plenty of question marks surrounding Montas entering last season. After serving an 80-game suspension for using PEDs in 2019, the right-hander stumbled to a 5.60 ERA across 53 innings pitched during the abbreviated 2020 campaign. His struggles leaked into the first month of 2021, as he allowed 14 earned runs on 24 hits across his first 18.2 innings (four starts). Following the shaky opening to the season, Montas was beyond reliable the remainder of the way, allowing more than three earned runs in just three of his final 28 starts while logging a career-high 187 innings. Perhaps the biggest reason for Montas' bounceback year was the resurgence of his splitter. Hitters whiffed at the offering more than a quarter of the time while slashing a mere .126 against the pitch. Also mixing in a four-seamer, sinker and slider, Montas finished fourth in the AL with 207 strikeouts while posting a tidy 3.37 ERA. Heading into his age 29 season, he figures to be a middle-to-top of the rotation arm with the potential to put up ace-like numbers in 2022.
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Surgery completed
Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed that Montas (shoulder) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his labrum Tuesday, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.
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Getting shoulder surgery
Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Wednesday that Montas will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder Feb. 21, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
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Still undergoing tests on shoulder
Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake said Wednesday that Montas (shoulder) is continuing to undergo testing, and a surgical option remains "on the table" for the right-hander, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
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Battling shoulder inflammation
Montas is dealing with shoulder inflammation and is expected to miss the first month of the season, Dan Martin and Jon Heyman of the New York Post report.
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Avoids arbitration
Montas signed a one-year, $7.5 million deal with the Yankees on Friday to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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